Author : T. Hawas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781725626720
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (267 download)
Book Synopsis TEXAS TEST PREP Vocabulary Skills Workbook Synonyms and Antonyms by : T. Hawas
Download or read book TEXAS TEST PREP Vocabulary Skills Workbook Synonyms and Antonyms written by T. Hawas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an organized program where students complete focused exercises to develop a key language skill required of Texas students. The exercises increase from easy, to moderate, and then to advanced. This leveled and focused approach will introduce students at a comfortable level and then build on the skills so that students reach and then exceed grade level expectations. Key Features - 101 exercises focused on synonyms and antonyms - also covers suffixes, prefixes, determining word meaning, and connotations - 10 complete sets of exercises organized into easy, moderate, and advanced - vocabulary, reading level, and difficulty increase through the sets - each set includes a variety of tasks that allow students to develop and then apply new skills - each set is focused on developing key language skills listed in the TEKS - includes a complete answer key Develops 10+ TEKS Language Arts Skills - produces a thorough understanding of synonyms and antonyms - illustrates how prefixes and suffixes change word meaning - helps students distinguish between words with similar meanings - provides practice using synonyms and antonyms to complete analogies - builds an understanding of positive and negative connotations - teaches students to use context to determine word meaning - helps students make real-life connections between words and their meanings - increases general vocabulary and develops knowledge of word meanings - improves writing by encouraging stronger word choices - promotes the use of effective and varied adjectives - allows students to convey ideas precisely - enhances reading comprehension skills Improves Performance on the STAAR Reading and STAAR Writing Tests - improves reading comprehension skills - helps students perform well on questions about synonyms, antonyms, word meanings, prefixes, and suffixes - improves performance on written composition tasks