Illinois Test Prep PARCC Practice Book English Language Arts Grade 3

In 2014-2015, the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT) will be replaced by the PARCC assessments. This book has been developed specifically to prepare students for the new PARCC assessments. It covers both the Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) and the End-of-Year Assessment (EOY). It includes practice for all the tasks students will encounter on the real PARCC tests.

Complete Preparation for the PBA and the EOY

- Separate sections cover the PBA and the EOY assessments
- Each section mimics the content of the real assessments
- Flexible format allows question sets to be completed to suit any schedule
- Can be used as two complete PBA and EOY practice tests

Matches the PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments

- Covers the same skills assessed on the PARCC assessments
- Includes the same question types found on the PARCC assessments
- Provides practice completing selected-response, technology-enhanced, and constructed-response questions
- Includes essay questions and narrative writing tasks

Focuses on the Key Features of the Common Core Standards and PARCC Tests

- Stronger emphasis on writing skills
- Encourages close reading
- Focuses on using evidence from texts
- Greater emphasis on analyzing and evaluating texts
- Increased rigor compared to previous tests