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Preparation for the STAAR Writing Tests

This practice book is the perfect preparation tool for the STAAR Writing tests. It will develop all the skills that students need and provide extensive practice with the types of questions and tasks found on the real STAAR Writing tests.

Skill Development and Test Preparation
- 3 practice tests prepare students for the STAAR Writing tests
- Each practice test covers composition, revision, and editing
- Students complete tasks like those on the STAAR Writing tests
- Covers all the TEKS writing skills assessed on the STAAR tests

Complete Preparation for the STAAR Writing Tests
- Includes practice tests similar to the STAAR Writing tests, but more intensive
- Longer and more rigorous practice tests provide extensive experience and ensure thorough skill development
- Additional expository writing tasks on each test offer more practice writing essays
- Intensive revising and editing tasks provide practice with all the writing skills that may be assessed on the real STAAR tests
- Revision tasks cover focus, organization, topic sentences, transitions, conclusions, expression of ideas, language use, sentence structure, and more
- Editing tasks cover grammar, writing conventions, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

Key Benefits
- Builds confidence by helping students prepare before taking the real test
- Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice
- Provides experience with a wide range of revision and editing questions
- Covers all the writing skills that are assessed on the STAAR tests
- Gives students practice responding to expository writing prompts
- Helps students become familiar with the format of writing tasks
- Format allows for review after each test to provide feedback and promote improvement