Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
How can I help my child at home with phonics?
Look at side 1 of your child's paper. Everything on side 2 will have an example like it on side 1 that you can compare it to. Let your child be your helper. They have been thoroughly instructed about how to code the words. Ask him/her to be you "teacher" and explain it to you. They can DO IT !!! Go to the Saxon Phonics website: http://www.saxonpub.comBack to Top
Look at side 1 of your child's paper. Everything on side 2 will have an example like it on side 1 that you can compare it to. Let your child be your helper. They have been thoroughly instructed about how to code the words. Ask him/her to be you "teacher" and explain it to you. They can DO IT !!! Go to the Saxon Phonics website: http://www.saxonpub.com
How can I help my child prepare for the CRCT?
This will be available a little later in the year with Teacher-Assigned Tests 1. Go to the Britt David website: http//www.brittdavid.com 2. Click on CRCT Online 3. Log in(first 4 letters of your child's first name and the first 4 letters of your child's last name - no spaces 4. Type in the password: initpass 5. Click on Teacher-Assigned Tests 6. Click on the name of the test you want to take 7. Click on Take TestBack to Top
This will be available a little later in the year with Teacher-Assigned Tests 1. Go to the Britt David website: http//www.brittdavid.com 2. Click on CRCT Online 3. Log in(first 4 letters of your child's first name and the first 4 letters of your child's last name - no spaces 4. Type in the password: initpass 5. Click on Teacher-Assigned Tests 6. Click on the name of the test you want to take 7. Click on Take Test
What do I need to know about taking AR tests?
1. Don't read a book at maximum reading level for an AR Test. Your child needs to understand what he/she reads and be able to answer questions about it.Harder books are just for pleasure reading. 2. We ask each child EVERY day if he/she is ready to take a test. They can usually take it that day, and then get a new book,if they tell us they are ready. 3. Your child should read the book at least 3 times before taking the test. Please ask him/her questions such as: What happened in the beginning, the middle, and in the end. Who are the characters? Was there a problem & how did they solve it? Where did the story take place. Your child can answer these questions to him/her self as a way of preparing. 4. On Thursday we take a test on the story we have read aloud in class. We may not have time for Libary book tests on Thursday. 5. PLEASE only check out 1 book at a time. More books are confusing to a first grader all at once. They can almost always get a new book the day that they take the test on their current book, so there is no real need to have more than 1 at a time.Back to Top
1. Don't read a book at maximum reading level for an AR Test. Your child needs to understand what he/she reads and be able to answer questions about it.Harder books are just for pleasure reading. 2. We ask each child EVERY day if he/she is ready to take a test. They can usually take it that day, and then get a new book,if they tell us they are ready. 3. Your child should read the book at least 3 times before taking the test. Please ask him/her questions such as: What happened in the beginning, the middle, and in the end. Who are the characters? Was there a problem & how did they solve it? Where did the story take place. Your child can answer these questions to him/her self as a way of preparing. 4. On Thursday we take a test on the story we have read aloud in class. We may not have time for Libary book tests on Thursday. 5. PLEASE only check out 1 book at a time. More books are confusing to a first grader all at once. They can almost always get a new book the day that they take the test on their current book, so there is no real need to have more than 1 at a time.