Constructed response

Introducing STAAR constructed response questions is important to do early in the school year in order for your 3rd, 4th and 5th graders to be successful on the STAAR reading test. Last year, students struggled with the extended response question. What can teachers do differently this year, so students can get more points on their STAAR Reading test? Check out my latest blog post for tips on introducing the STAAR constructed response questions.

Click for FREE posters and reminder bookmarks as well as lots of RACE strategy resources! Learn how to teach students the RACE writing strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain), which helps students write better constructed responses. Teachers can use the I Do, We Do, You Do method to teach this skill. The post also includes anchor charts and free RACE strategy posters. By using this strategy, students can write organized, thoughtful responses to constructed response questions.

Teachers and students rely on the RACE or RACES writing strategies to construct high-quality answers using text evidence.

A constructed response strategy like RACE or RACES is a great way to support your students when responding to reading. Learn about the RACES acronym for response writing, how to introduce the RACES strategy to your students, how to implement RACES in the classroom, and grab some FREE reading response pages to use in your 4th-grade, 5th-grade, or 6th-grade classroom to practice using the RACES strategy. #writingteacher #readingresponse #writingclassroom

Do your students struggle with constructed response reading questions? This post shares strategies and resources to help!

Do your students need more constructed response practice? Use and adapt these example question prompts for any nonfiction text for your upper elementary students (3rd, 4th, and 5th grade). Whether you are doing a lesson on short constructed response or extended constructed response, one of these questions should fit with your reading passage!

Anchor chart for elementary, middle school, and high school Constructed Response / Short Answer Response using A.C.E. strategy

Using the RACE strategy is an effective way to help students answer constructed response reading questions. Read tips for using this strategy in this post.

These RACE Materials will help your students create a constructed response in order to answer text evidence questions successfully. RACE is a step by step organized way to write constructed responses and stands for Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite Text Evidence, and Explain Your Answer. #RACE #Freebie #TextEvidenceRACE

Boost upper elementary student confidence with scaffolded, no-prep short constructed response practice. Perfect for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, build skills using paragraph frames, sentence starters, and independent responses. Differentiate with various scaffolds and help students practice restating questions and writing thoughtfully. Includes a handy sentence starter reference sheet!

The STAAR essay question a challenge for many 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students. Check out these tips on writing the short and long constructed response essays. . .

Answering extended response

Extended response method, make students sing "Slam dunk the funk, extended response, I love it so much!"

FREE printable to teach students to color code their constructed response reading answers.

Extended response anchor chart. RAP! Restate, answer, prove it! Use for teaching students to answer extneded response questions and test prep. #writinganchorchart #writing #rap #answerquestions #testprep #whimsicalwheelerland

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As educators, we know that constructed response writing is a crucial skill students need to succeed academically. Whether on a test or in response to reading,

This RACE Wheel and Graphic Organizer are perfect for helping students write meaningful reading responses for literature and informational texts. This free resource is great for upper elementary classrooms.

open response writing rubric | SLAM your open response !

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.