Product Review

In 2014-2015, the NJ ASK tests will be replaced by the PARCC assessments. This book has been developed specifically to prepare students for the new PARCC assessments. It covers both the Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) and the End-of-Year Assessment (EOY). It includes practice for all the tasks students will encounter on the real PARCC tests.

Complete Preparation for the PBA and the EOY

- Separate sections cover the PBA and the EOY assessments
- Each section mimics the content of the real assessments
- Flexible format allows question sets to be completed to suit any schedule
- Can be used as two complete PBA and EOY practice tests

Matches the PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments

- Covers the same skills assessed on the PARCC assessments
- Includes the same question types found on the PARCC assessments
- Provides practice completing selected-response, technology-enhanced, and constructed-response questions
- Includes essay questions and narrative writing tasks

Focuses on the Key Features of the Common Core Standards and PARCC Tests

- Stronger emphasis on writing skills
- Encourages close reading
- Focuses on using evidence from texts
- Greater emphasis on analyzing and evaluating texts
- Increased rigor compared to previous tests