Language / Auditory Test Taking
Difficulties with terminology, understanding complex phrasing, and elaborating in open-ended questions can pose challenges when taking tests.
Difficulties with terminology, understanding complex phrasing, and elaborating in open-ended questions can pose challenges when taking tests.
Create a word bank as a cue to try to incorporate words in daily conversations |
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Teach the student how to re-write wordy test questions in segments and with easier phrasing | Example: According to the passage, which of the following best describes why the rig of a ketch may have an advantage over a schooner’s rig plan? Change to: Why is a ketch better than as schooner? |
Practice ‘why’ questions by giving the child two or three answers to choose from for ideas (they do not have to select only one answer) | Ex: Why do you like camping?
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Alter open-ended questions to a multiple-choice format and then back to an open-ended format to help the child perceive how to explain, discern the most relevant, and then apply in an open-ended format | Example: “Why do we wear shoes?" a.) to cover our ears, b.) so our feet don’t get hurt, or c.) because mom said to |
Provide examples of how to respond | Example: When providing definitions, provide a general category followed by specific details, such as “A cat is an animal that meows” |
Expand responses to increase depth by asking questions about opinion or the opposite viewpoint | |
Look for connected words/terminology. | |
Learn and quiz Latin roots to assist with deciphering meaning of unfamiliar words. | |
Designate ways to distinguish between terminology. | Example: Dorsal means on the upper side, picture the dorsal fin of a shark; whereas, ventral means on the under side or belly (vientre in Spanish means belly) |