About this item
Steven Schneider's newly revised second edition of How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing highlights the most recent literacy initiatives in America since the federal act of No Child Left Behind. His book has been redesigned to further help teachers and parents navigate through the maze of newly developed state standardized testing in reading and writing, so students may be able to achieve greater success. By using the proactive methods shown in this book and by following easily understood step-by-step instructions, parents and teachers can begin to help their children take the first steps down the road to literacy and to understanding the Common Core language arts subjects. This book features time-tested activities, suggestions, and a plethora of practical advice to assist teachers and parents in raising children's scores on standardized state reading tests.
About the Author
Steven Schneider was born in The Bronx, New York and grew up where the Cross Bronx Expressway is now. For forty-five years he taught elementary and secondary education in the New York City schools and in suburban New York districts. His first book, "How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores-Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing," was successful in enabling parents to assist their children with expert ideas, suggestions, activities, and critical strategies for improving their child's reading and writing abilities as well as to strengthen their acumen in preparing them for taking their annual state standardized literacy tests. A second edition to this work has been recently published with more strategies and updated information for parents and teachers. Steve currently teaches at Rockland Community College in Rockland County, New York, where he resides.
