FLORIDA TEST PREP B.E.S.T. Reading Workbook Informational Texts Grade 4: Preparation for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T.)

Preparation for the New Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T.) Progress Monitoring Tests!Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Informational Texts- Includes 18 practice sets containing a wide range of informational texts- Includes science and history articles, reviews, interviews, speeches, flyers, advertisements, biographies, opinion pieces, and how-to articles- Each passage is followed by a full set of 15 questions with a range of formats- Covers the informational text reading skills from the new Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.)- Complete reading comprehension question sets provide extensive practice responding to and analyzing textsAdvanced Skill Development- Covers all the skills listed in the Reading Informational Texts section of the new B.E.S.T. standards- Provides focused practice with a wide range of passage types- Challenging passages build strong reading comprehension skills- Complex passages include features like charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, quotations, sidebars, and photographs- Provides experience with a wide range of question types- Format encourages ongoing practice and progress monitoring Preparation for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T.)- Provides experience with a wide range of informational text types- Develops the student’s ability to respond to and analyze challenging texts- Gives students experience with multiple choice, multi-select, open response, graphic organizer, and technology-enhanced questions- Includes practice writing short answers and essays based on informational texts- Short passage sets can be used for guided practice, ongoing practice, and progress monitoring- Can be used to prepare for the beginning-of-year, middle-of-year, and end-of-year comprehensive tests Read more