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Spreading the MSTEP practice out over time and not addressing it in a two day period.

Using MSTEP question stems in our assignments

Extra practice on graphic organizers so they can prepare to write

Newsela - they are reading many items that are informative.

One option is to write a narrative using info from information articles. They need practice writing these types of assignments. Even if we go through the prep work for the essay, it is beneficial.

Emphasize that the topic sentence answers questions.

We typically scaffold most of our reading assignments for them. They need practice reading independently and writing about it.

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Bell ringers on a regular basis with released M-Step questions.  Students will have opportunities to collaborate with other peers.  

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Bell ringers on a regular basis with released M-Step questions.  Students will have opportunities to collaborate with other peers.  

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Calculator practice on computers to familiar themselves with various keystrokes of the calculator.

M-Step Practice on computers to familiarize themselves with the online tools needed to successfully complete the problems.

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we are going to do different articles so that the kids will be prepared for the m-step .  Performance task questions

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we are going to do different articles so that the kids will be prepared for the m-step .  Performance task questions

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--boo yah

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Teachers will look at the list of students who are not proficient and focus extra attention on them.  

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Teachers will look at the list of students who are not proficient and focus extra attention on them.  

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Meet with students who are not proficient either individually or in small groups regarding practice M-Step questions that were completed for bell work.

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Individual Student Conferencing
Individualized Goal Setting
Motivational strategies
Weekly M-Step Bell Ringer

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Individual

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We will create an activity in which students compare two different articles on the importance of studying foreign language. This activity will mirror the performance tasks used on MSTEP.

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Share test taking tips over the PA ten days prior to testing. Also, we will include the same test taking tips in the Malow/Mustang Messenger for parents/guardians to read.

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Individually meet with students from particular sub-groups who scored at the partially proficient or not proficient range for M-Step last year to encourage them to do their best to improve their score this year.

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Inform Malow families about the upcoming M-Step/PSAT tests by communicating through the Malow/Mustang Messenger.

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Online practice- ie. smarterbalanced.org

Stress the importance of preparing for the test

Effort (focus, unsing online toolsrecognition during the test (set class goal for reward)

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Give the classes a bunch of test taking strategies.  Share in class and through REMIND positive affirmations to them each day leading up to and the day of.  Do practice exercises (including a web quest) and review before M-Step.

To help with sustained reading skills, have them silently read parts of the chapter and have them share out the main ideas and ask them questions on the details.  Use T4 with the tests and while reviewing the chapter tests, do a "think aloud" with the T4 strategies.  Use Bell Ringers or Bell Work with examples of questions and use different testing strategies to figure out the correct answers.  Use of Deep Critical Reading strategies with primary sources is used when we finish a chapter to get to the first hand account of someone/ contract/ law that was from that time and event in history.

Send a sheet home with the students for the parents with a list of beneficial things for the students to do a week before the M-STEP  ( ie.. good night sleep, good breakfast).  Have the students leave all electronic distractions in locker/at home.  M-STEP Practice should be done beforehand  and on the same computers and in the same manner as the actual test.
Provide a school-wide motivator. If the school averages a certain percentage on the M-STEP, Malow will give the students a fun pep assembly, etc.