Demystifying the NYS ELA: Brain-Friendly Multiple-Choice Strategies for Grades 3-8 *IN PERSON* facilitated Deborah Linscott-Feinstein – 8:30-2:30pm
Audience: administrators, literacy coaches, reading teachers, grades 3-8 ENL, general and special education Teachers Are your students struggling with the complex multiple-choice questions on the NYS ELA exams? Success on these assessments require a tremendous amount of executive function, organization, and close reading. Join our comprehensive seminar designed to equip Grades 3-8 educators with brain-friendly, strategic test-prep practices that treat the state test as an authentic “transfer genre鈥 that moves beyond rote practice. We will dive deep into the composition of NYS test questions and explore how to organize your instruction to build student stamina and confidence without causing frustration. You will leave with hands-on tools to demystify tricky question stems and empower your students to navigate reading passages effectively. Actionable Takeaways: -Practice Close Reading in the Main Genres: After demonstrations, participants discuss close-reads on newly released passages at their own grade levels. -Multiple-Choice Protocols: Teach students to read the question, underline key words, “say it back” in their own words, answer it from their head first, and read all choices before picking the best one. Tap into genres already taught to map expected parts of passages. -Navigate Tricky Answer Choices: Help students spot the deceptive half-true/half-false answers prevalent on the NYS ELA. Learn strategies to determine which students benefit most from fully marking up their texts, and which benefit more from just accumulating text by asking simple metacognitive questions. Eligible for 6 hours CTLE credit. If district pays, district approval must be confirmed prior to start of session.
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