Achieving Success in English-Language Arts in California - Student Text

Achieving Success in Mathematics in California and Achieving Success in English-Language Arts in California are part of Contemporary's High School State Exit Exam Preparation series. These products offer complete preparation for high school exit level examinations for English-Language Arts and Mathematics for the state of California. Both are supported by Teacher's Guides. Each text contains a pretest and posttest as well as an innovative lesson format to help students quickly and accurately prepare for each test. Only the skills assessed on the tests are addressed in the text. Pretests and Posttests Each text contains a pretest and posttest that mirror the format of the actual test. Diagnostic correlations charts determine student strengths and weaknesses and reference the lessons within the text for targeted remediation. Because each pretest and posttest mirror the format of the actual test, students will become familiar and comfortable with the test format, which helps to relieve test anxiety. Three-Step Lesson Format In English-Language Arts, lessons are in a three-step format that helps build student endurance. In step one, students are presented with an instructional lesson with two sample questions. This instructional lesson uses shorter, lower level reading passages. Step two is written at a slightly higher reading level and provides longer reading passages with less instruction and more practice. The final step provides a full-length passage and questions that reinforce the standard addressed in the lesson. Mathematics also uses a three-step lesson format. Step one provides modeled instruction on sample problems. Students are provided instruction on how to work two to four practice problems in step two. The final step in the lesson contains formatted practice problems that students work through on their own. Teacher's Guides Each student text is supported by a Teacher's Guide that provides a detailed answer key, ESOL/LEP/ELL Glossary (English-Language Arts), illustrated glossary of terms (Mathematics), correlations chart, and a chart for tracking student progress.