Title: FSA Writes for Parents: Help Your 4th & 5th Grader - Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans - Teaching Ideas 4U by Amy Mezni
Headings: FSA Writes for Parents: Help Your 4th & 5th Grader
FSA Writes for Parents: Help Your 4th & 5th Grader
FSA Writes Format
Writing the Essay
Where Students Struggle
How Parents Can Help Their Students
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Content: Again, start with small amounts of time and build up to longer periods. There are information and practice tests available at the fsaassessments.org. I recommend parents look at the sample tests for their information, but don’t give them to the students. Most teachers will use that as a practice test in class. Please focus on students giving their best effort during testing – not acing the test. The goal of these tests is to see where students are in mastering this skill. If they don’t do well, then they need more practice and support. If students feel a lot of pressure to be perfect on the state test, they may actually do worse because of anxiety and nerves. Remember, teachers and parents both want students to succeed. Parents can help their students in many ways, but the best way is to work on reading and writing stamina.