Book excerpt: Prepares Students for the New 2018-2019 ILEARN ELA Assessments! This practice book will prepare students for the new ILEARN English Language Arts assessments. It will develop all the skills that students need and provide ongoing practice with the types of questions and tasks found on the real assessments. Just like the real ILEARN assessments, it includes tasks covering reading, writing, research, vocabulary, and writing conventions. Complete Preparation for the ILEARN English Language Arts Assessments - Separate sets cover all the types of tasks found on the real tests - Includes practice for reading literature, reading nonfiction texts, writing, research, vocabulary, and writing conventions - Each set mimics the content of the real assessments - Prepares students for taking the test online - Flexible format allows question sets to be completed to suit any schedule Matches the ILEARN English Language Arts Assessments - Covers the Indiana Academic Standards assessed on the ILEARN assessments - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, short answer, and the full range of technology-enhanced questions - Includes narrative, persuasive, and informative writing tasks - More rigorous questions prepare students for the higher difficulty of the new assessments - Strong focus on key features including close reading, using evidence from text, and analyzing and evaluating texts Key Benefits - Builds confidence by helping students prepare before taking the real tests - Develops all the English Language Arts skills that students need - Provides experience answering all types of questions and completing all types of tasks - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Detailed answer key allows for student work to be reviewed and improved on - Format allows for feedback and review as the student progresses