Connecticut, Parents, Students, and Testing

Click on the article -- "Connecticut’s Public Schools: Relentlessly Pursuing Success for Every Student" -- for more information with excellent graphs depicting current trends in CT education.

The best thing parents can do is understand the skills that various standardized tests measure. What does the State expect your children to do? Use the links in the chart below to find additional information, resources, and sample released items for each test.

CMT	CAPT	SAT
Released Items for Reading Comprehension Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8	Released Items for Mathematics 2005 2004	SAT Preparation
	Released Items for Science 2005 2004	The College Board
	Released Items for Writing Across the Disciplines and Editing Tests 2005	Free Practice Tests For practically any test -- from ACT and ASVAB to the USMLE Word of the Day
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP)
Direct Assessment of Writing, Including Editing & Revising
	Additional CAPT Resources
	"Test-Taking Strategies -- A Game to Win Today" from Teaching Today [ Free Download ... at bottom of page] Managing Test Anxiety	AP Advanced Placement   About AP Why participate?
Released Items for Mathematics Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
	On-Line Math Flashcards [with progressive scoring, if you click "keep score']	AP Digital Library For Biology, Physics, & Chemistry