Reach the World and Standardized Testing

In response to the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), all students in grades 3-8 will be tested by the state in English Language Arts and Mathematics. We realize that many students and teachers will be focused on adjusting to the new test format and preparing for these challenging exams.

Reach the World remains committed to its mission of helping students appreciate and understand the world we live in. However, we also want our program to support what is happening in your classrooms. We realize that test preparation in math and literacy will be a large focus of your instruction, and therefore we would like to highlight some ways in which Reach the World can aid in this process.

• English Language Arts (ELA)
• Expose students to new vocabulary
• Teach students to strategically read headings and captions to make predictions about a text
• Give students practice making text-to-self and text-to-world connections
• Help students apply comprehension strategies such as questioning and visualizing
• Teach students to read for specific information
• Challenge students to make inferences about what they read