What every parent should know about schools, standards, and high stakes tests / / Donna Walker Tileston

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816385403321
• Autore: Tileston Donna Walker
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-4833-6145-4; 1-4833-6362-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (89 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2
• Soggetti: Education - Standards - United States; Educational tests and measurements - United States; Education - Parent participation - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Whose Standards?""; ""The History behind School Standards""; ""No Child Left Behind""; ""How to Access the Standards for Your Childâ€?s School""; ""National Standards""; ""Chapter 2 - Why Standards are Important to Education""; ""How Standards Help Produce the Alignment That Leads to Equity""; ""Alignment in the Classroom""; ""Standards as a Measuring Rod for Schools""; ""Why Adequate Yearly Progress Matters""; ""What to Do if Adequate Yearly Progress is Not Being Achieved""; ""Why Alignment is Important""""The Reality of Alignment""; ""Five Things Parents can Do""; ""Chapter 3 - Standards and Alignment""; ""The Format of Standards and Benchmarks""; ""How Standards are Used as a Guide for What Teachers Teach""; ""Why the Instructional Practice is Important to Student Success""; ""How Standards are Used as a Guide for What Teachers Assess""; ""What Does the Research Say is the Best Way to Teach Vocabulary?""; ""What Processes Will Students Need to Know?""; ""Chapter 4 - Asking the Right Questions""; ""What are the Standards and Benchmarks for My Stateâ€?s Schools?""""How Do I Know That My Childâ€?s School is Teaching to the State ; Standards?""; ""What Do I Need to Know about the High Stakes Test Given in My State?""; ""What Information Do I Need at the Local School Level?""; ""What Other Information is Important to Examine on the Schoolâ€?s State Report Card?""; ""How can I be Sure That My Childâ€?s School Keeps Current with Quality Research on Learning?""; ""What Questions Should I Ask When Adequate Yearly Progress is Not Being Achieved?""; ""What can We Do to Improve the Education System?""""Where can I Go for More Information?""; ""What if?""; ""Chapter 5 - Helping Your Child Master High Stakes Tests""; ""Know the Vocabulary""; ""Practice Compare and Contrast""; ""Pay Attention to Your Childâ€?s Stress Levels""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Help parents understand educational standards, mandated tests, No Child Left Behind, and other issues affecting their children's schools with this reader-friendly guide.