Reading ELPA Prep 1

ELPA

READING

PREP

Starting next week.

Feb 12 - Feb 16

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

03

10

17

24

02

02

09

16

23

01

01

08

15

22

29

31

07

14

21

28

30

06

13

20

27

29

05

12

19

26

28

04

11

18

25

FEB

2024

Listening

Begins

Reading

Prep

Reading

Begins

Writing

Prep

Writing
Begins

Ms. Blair

absent

Multiple Choice

When are we practicing and preparing for the Reading test?

• This week

• Next week

• At the end of the month

• In March

Multiple Choice

When are we doing the Reading test?

• This week

• Next week

• At the end of the month

• In March

House
Rules
Reminders

ELPA21 + Blair House Rules

1.Testing time will be during Blair’s class.

2.

If you are LESS than 10 minutes away from finishing you may

stay until you finish.

○Teachers are aware of this and we will communicate on your behalf

3.

If you miss a day, I will pull you from one of the following:

○Study Hall, Flex, PE, or Health.

4.

THERE WILL BE NO PHONES USED DURING TESTING

○Everyone’s test will be reset and you will FAIL.

Multiple Choice

What happens if you use your phone during ELPA?

• Nothing

• Ms. Blair will just take it away

• Everyone's test will be reset and YOU FAIL

• Your test will be reset

Ever read something and zone out?

Ever get overwhelmed by reading?

Ever read something and have no idea

what you just read?

TO AVOID THIS:

READ YOUR QUESTIONS FIRST
WRITE THEM DOWN!!

Questions

1

Multiple Select

What can I do if I zone out or get overwhelmed?

• Ask to take a walk

• Draw a little bit and then come back to it

• Take a snack break and reset

• Write down the questions first then read

Multiple Choice

What is the best thing to do if I zone out or get overwhelmed?

• Ask to take a walk

• Draw a little bit and then come back to it

• Take a snack break and reset

• Write down the questions first then read

Look at text features

headings

words in bold print

pictures/charts

captions

Preview

2

Multiple Select

What can I look at to help me read?

• headings

• pictures

• bold words

• charts

●Answer is too general

●Answer is a minor detail

●Answer uses the same words, but has
the opposite meaning

●Answer cannot be supported by facts
from the article (not there)

Analyze the

Answers

3

Multiple Choice

How do I eliminate answers?

• Guess

• Choose C

• Analyze them and x them out

• Take it out if I don't know what the word is

Let’s Practice!

Reorder

Put in order what you do first, next, then, and last

• Go to Canvas

• Click the Experimenting with Plants Assignment

• Click on Vocabulary in Context Assignment

• Go to ELPA practice tests and try your best!

• Work on other classwork

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