On a recent visit with Ms. Losli, who is the instructional coach at Jollyville ES in RRISD, we asked Ms. Losli what is the best way as a parent to prepare their child for testing, whether it is STARR testing or any other standarized testing.
What is the purpose of testing? Is it for the teachers, students or parents? Ms. Losli, " For your child:Testing is only ONE measure of your child’s abilities ; It is a one-day, one-moment snapshot.; It shows your child’s strengths and areas that still need growth For the school and the teachers: It is a comprehensive measure of how well subjects are taught, according to the standards set by the state."
How can we help our students to prepare for test day at home? Ms. Losli, "
Establish routines: eating breakfast, reading daily and getting to bed on time must be habit! It doesn’t really help to just make them “go to bed early” (or on-time) the day before the test. These are habits---start about 2 weeks before the test.
Support the teacher’s efforts. We want to keep your child calm. We are also reviewing things like crazy, so ask your child to tell you what was reviewed that day.
Keep household conflicts to a minimum, especially the day before and the day of tests. If your child has neglected their chores or their obligations, please wait until AFTER the test to discuss it with them.
Encourage and plan with your child how they will plan their “brain-breaks”.
There you have it, Ms Losli also has a blog to answer questions that parents might have. Here's the link http://leilanilosli.com/ We hope you find this helpful as we enter the testing season.
#RoundRockISD @ParentPrograms
What is the purpose of testing? Is it for the teachers, students or parents? Ms. Losli, " For your child:Testing is only ONE measure of your child’s abilities ; It is a one-day, one-moment snapshot.; It shows your child’s strengths and areas that still need growth For the school and the teachers: It is a comprehensive measure of how well subjects are taught, according to the standards set by the state."
How can we help our students to prepare for test day at home? Ms. Losli, "
Establish routines: eating breakfast, reading daily and getting to bed on time must be habit! It doesn’t really help to just make them “go to bed early” (or on-time) the day before the test. These are habits---start about 2 weeks before the test.
Support the teacher’s efforts. We want to keep your child calm. We are also reviewing things like crazy, so ask your child to tell you what was reviewed that day.
Keep household conflicts to a minimum, especially the day before and the day of tests. If your child has neglected their chores or their obligations, please wait until AFTER the test to discuss it with them.
Encourage and plan with your child how they will plan their “brain-breaks”.
There you have it, Ms Losli also has a blog to answer questions that parents might have. Here's the link http://leilanilosli.com/ We hope you find this helpful as we enter the testing season.
#RoundRockISD @ParentPrograms