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Gruber's essential guide to test taking.dollar5Grades 3-5 /

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1402220669

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1402233795

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9781402220661

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9781402233791

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Gruber's essential guide to test taking.dollar5Grades 3-5 /

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Gary Gruber.

Edition Statement

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Naperville, Ill. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Sourcebooks,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (1 volume)

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"Originally published in 1986 by William Morrow and Company, Inc."

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Introduction to parents -- A word about the psychology of working with your child -- What parents should know about standardized tests -- General test-taking skills -- Verbal strategies : analogies -- Analogy strategy : always put analogies in sentence form -- Most common types of analogy -- Practice exercises and explanatory answers -- Vocabulary strategy 1 : learn prefixes and roots -- Vocabulary strategy 2 : learn suffixes -- Essential word list for grades 3, 4, 5 -- Sentence completion strategy 1 : try all of the choices -- Sentence completion strategy 2 : look for clues and key words -- Sentence completion exercises and explanatory answers -- Reading comprehension (two strategies) -- Reading passages, questions, and explanatory answers -- Writing ability, punctuation, capitalization, English expression, choosing the right word -- Math strategies : a note to parents -- Basic math strategies -- Math strategy 1 : know how to approach solutions to math questions -- Math strategy 2 : use math symbols for words -- Math strategy 3 : know when and how to approximate -- Math strategy 4 : try specific numbers -- Math strategy 5 : start with last choice when testing choices -- Math strategy 6 : use visual thinking quantitative comparison -- Quantitative comparison strategy 1 : cancel numbers common to both columns -- Quantitative comparison strategy 2 : to simplify, you can multiply, divide, add, or subtract the same number in both columns -- Quantitative comparison strategy 3 : use common sense to answer questions -- Math refresher/review (essential math skills) -- Math words, concepts, and rules your child should know -- Math shortcuts your child should know -- The fifty basic math problems for grades 3, 4, 5 -- Solutions to the fifty basic math problems.

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ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO SUCCEED ON ANY TEST, ANY TIME In our current education environment, test taking is more important than ever. It's not enough to learn the material; children must apply what they've learned to the standardized tests by which their progress is judged. Fortunately, Dr. Gary Gruber has unlocked the essential test-taking skills any child can use to succeed on any test, any time. Using the exclusive Gruber methods, this book will give parents and teachers strategies to nip in the bud any faulty thinking approaches children have when it comes to education and testing, and to enforce the correct approaches. Gruber's methods are a true confidence developer for children. People often claim when working with these books that they wish they had been exposed to this material when they were in school. A must for anyone helping children understand the important thinking strategies in all test-taking areas, Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 3 - 5 helps you realize a child's true potential. What the media is saying: Gruber, the most prominent test-preparation guru, can ring the bell on any standardized test. - Chicago Tribune After writing 25 exam prep books that have sold more than 4 million copies, Dr. Gary Gruber has developed a method that will raise students' test scores by sharpening their thinking skills. - Boston Globe This is not a gimmick - it gets results. - Dr. Larry Weitz, psychologist, WLAC Radio, Nashville With the use of Gruber's specific techniques, children can raise their test scores significantly and increase their general learning ability. - The Courier Journal, Louisville Dr. Gruber's methodologies are quite a smash success. - Kevin Joyce, WXYZ (ABC) Radio, Detroit.

Title

Gruber's essential guide to test taking. Grades 3-5.

International Standard Book Number

1402211856

General Material Designation

Essential guide to test taking for kids

Examinations, Study guides.

Test-taking skills.

EDUCATION-- Elementary.

EDUCATION-- Testing & Measurement.

Examinations.

Test-taking skills.

EDU-- 010000

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Gruber, Gary R.

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