Podcast: The Authors of Put Thinking to the Test
"It's about taking the kinds of thinking that we know kids use when they're reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry and putting those same strategies to work when they're taking standardized tests. ...It's about our own inquiry...it's a story about what we went through to figure out this big question: how can we help create thoughtful experiences for our kids around standardized tests?"
The comprehension strategies in books like Strategies That Work and Mosaic of Thought have helped millions of students learn to become proficient readers. But they can also help students think like effective test takers. In today's Author Conversations podcast, join the authors of Put Thinking to the Test (Patrick Allen, Lori Conrad, Missy Matthews and Cheryl Zimmerman) as they discuss how they built on experiences in their own classrooms and those of other teachers to develop a thoughtful approach to test preparation.
