Tuesday, March 27, 2012

STAAR Practice READING Test

The STAAR Practice READING Test listed below are a great tool to help your students prepare for the STAAR test, yet they cannot replace quality instruction or hours of practice. I have listed the TAKS test to help student prepare for the more challenging STAAR assessment. I would suggest students take the test above and below their grade level to prepare for the STAAR test. My students usually take one below and two or three above to practice for the end of year assessment. The old TAKS online test can be found on this blog as well.
     Preparing to take the new STAAR assessment (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) is a fear for many teachers and students with the high-stakes nature of testing. The STAAR assessments will be used for the 12 end-of-course assessments mandated by SB 1031 in 2007 and the new grade 3-8 assessments mandated by HB 3 in the 2009 legislative session starting this year.
    All students preparing to take the STAAR assessment should study the grade specific tier 2 and tier 3 testing vocabulary. Tier 2 academic vocabulary covers academic words that are not domain specific like compare and contrast, and tier 3 words like symbolism in poetry.


GRADE  TEST FORMSANSWER KEYS
32015 Reading2015 Reading  
42015 Reading | 2015 Writing  2015 Reading | 2015 Writing  
52015 Reading | 2015 Science  2015 Reading | 2015 Science  
62015 Reading 2015 Reading  
72015 Reading | 2015 Writing  2015 Reading | 2015 Writing  
82015 Reading | 2015 Science 2015 Social Studies 2015 Reading | 2015 Science | 2015 Social Studies

Links to Tier 2 and 3 Testing Vocabulary

TIER 2 ACADEMIC VOCABULARY GLOSSARY
High Incidence Testing Vocabulary
Tier 3 Academic Vocabulary Words

School Speak Word List
The Tennessee Academic Vocabulary ProjectAcademic Tier 3 Reading Glossary

PDF
Word Academic Tier 3 Mathematics Glossary

PDF
Word Academic Tier 3 Writing Glossary

PDF
WordAcademic Tier 3 English Language Arts Glossary

PDFAcademic Tier 3 History / Social Studies Glossary

PDF
Academic Tier 3 Science Glossary (Glossary at the end of the PDF doc,)

PDF

NWEA Academic Vocabulary
CST and CAHSEE Academic Vocabulary


STAAR RELEASED TEST 2011-2012
Grades 3–8 Assessments





Assessed Curriculum 

Released Test Questions
Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8


Grades 3–5 Spanish Assessments



Assessed Curriculum 

Released Test Questions
Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5


EOC Assessments



Assessed Curriculum

Released Test Questions
English Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies




Links to PDF Academic Word List

School Speak Word List
The Tennessee Academic Vocabulary ProjectAcademic Tier 3 Reading Glossary

PDF
Word Academic Tier 3 Mathematics Glossary

PDF
Word Academic Tier 3 Writing Glossary

PDF
WordAcademic Tier 3 English Language Arts Glossary

PDFAcademic Tier 3 History / Social Studies Glossary

PDF
Academic Tier 3 Science Glossary (Glossary at the end of the PDF doc,)

PDF

NWEA Academic Vocabulary
CST and CAHSEE Academic Vocabulary

ONLINE TEST and Archived TAKS Test
THE LINKS BELOW are from web archive. You must click the Impatient? to go to the link! Older test archived on http://web.archive.org


Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
Exit Level


Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
4
5
6

Refer to the 10/10/05 letter to districts regarding the Fall TAKS Exit Level Retests.

Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
Exit Level
Exit Level
Exit Level
Exit Level
Exit Level


Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6


Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
Exit Level
Exit Level


Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
3
3
4
5
6

Refer to the 08/04/03 letter to districts regarding the 2003 TAKS released test items.

Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Exit Level


Grade
Released Tests
Answer Keys and Other Documents
3
3
3
4
5
6

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