Strategies for Test-Taking Success: Math - Softcover

Christy M. Newman; Judith Diamond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413009255 ISBN 13: 9781413009255

Publisher: Thomson Heinle, 2006

Synopsis

Strategies for Test-Taking Success is an innovative test preparation series designed to help all students develop effective test taking skills and strategies, regardless of their English language proficiency or academic levels. Written for easyWith a readability level ranging from 3.0 - 6.0, Strategies for Test-Taking Success: Math uses accessible language with concrete examples that include clarifying graphics and activities. It provides substantial scaffolding and support for foundation skills as it teaches and practices advanced ones. Strategies for Test-Taking Success: Building Math Skills offers instruction and test practice in five major skill areas of mathematics: Whole Numbers and Number Sense Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Algebra Probability, Data, and Statistics Geometry and Measurement

About this title

About the Author:

Christy Newman, an Ed.D. in administration and supervision, has taught fourth grade, high school English and adult ESL. She was the Teacher Edition writer/manager for Visions A, B and C. She also wrote the Staff Development Handbook for Visions. For McGraw Hill, she authored Taking Off Pre-Book 1 for adult English Language Learners. For New Readers Press, she authored the LifePrints series and the Voyager 1 student book, workbook and teacher notes.

Review:

CHAPTER 1. Introduction. Take a Math Pretest. Strategize for the Test. Make a long-term Study Plan. CHAPTER 2. Whole Numbers and Number Sense. Addition and Subtraction. Understand Place Value. Add and Subtract Large Numbers. Multiplication and Division. Multiply Large Numbers. Divide Large Numbers. Chapter 2 Review Test. CHAPTER 3. Fractions, Decimals, and Percents. Add and Subtract Fractions With the Same Denominator. Multiply Fractions. Add and Subtract Fractions with Different Denominators. Divide and Simplify Fractions. Compare Decimals and Fractions. Add and Subtract Decimals. Multiply and Divide Decimals. Percents. Chapter 3 Review Test. . CHAPTER 4. Algebra. Work with Positive and Negative Numbers. Add and Subtract with Variables. Multiply and Divide with Variables. Solve Algebra Problems. Inequalities. Try Different Strategies to Solve Problems. Chapter 4 Review Test. CHAPTER 5. Probability, Data, and Statistics. Ratios. Probability. Graphs. Equations of a Line. Mean, Median, Mode. Chapter 5 Review Test. CHAPTER 6. Geometry and Measurement. Shapes. Circumference and Perimeter. Area. Volume. Pythagorean Theorem. Rotation, Reflection, and Translation . Chapter 6 Review Test. CHAPTER 7 Put It All Together. CHAPTER 8 Get the best score. Make a Test-Week Plan. Reduce test stress. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS GLOSSARY of skill terms (with translations into Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French, Thai, Vietnamese) INDEX REPRODUCIBLE ANSWER SHEET FORM

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Heinle
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1413009255
• ISBN 13: 9781413009255
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 223