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Beware the STAAR Test Tutors!

When searching for a tutor to help your child pass the STAAR assessment, your choices are many. A quick Google search reveals many tutors claiming to be able to help your kids pass the STAAR. While individuals and companies will vary on their qualifications, one thing’s for sure – they are all trying to market … Continue reading →

Taking a STAARwrite Tutorial Course in Five Easy Steps

Not sure how to get started on this site? It’s easy! Just follow the following steps to put your student on the course for doing well on the STAAR writing exams. 1. Decide which course your students needs STAARwrite tutors for four different subjects. The writing courses are for 7th Grade, Writing I, Writing II, … Continue reading →

7 Problems With STAAR Writing Test Essays (Part I)

Victoria Young, the Director of Reading, Writing, and Social Studies for the Texas Education Agency (TEA), gave a presentation about the writing portions of the STAAR assessments. Among the items she discussed were findings from the initial testing, including some really great tidbits about typical problems in low-scoring composition responses: Wrong organizational structure/form for purpose … Continue reading →

Turning Chinese: High Stakes Testing in China and Texas

Alex Lew, a sophomore (!) at Yale, wrote an interesting piece for the New York Times in response to Nicholas Kristof’s assertion that U.S. schools needed to be more like Chinese schools. After spending almost a year in China, he came to the conclusion that there’s much to respect about Chinese schools – but it’s … Continue reading →

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January 7, 2013

New STAAR Tutorial Course Offerings for Spring 2013

With the holidays finished, teachers and students are returning to school to not only start a new semester of studies, but also to prepare for the STAAR assessments in April. The English I and English III STAAR writing tests will be given on Monday, April 1st; the Grade 7 Writing tests on Tuesday, April 2nd and Wednesday, April 3rd; and the English II STAAR writing test on Wednesday, April 3.

Building on the success of the fall courses, STAARwrite is offering further tutorial offerings in March in preparation for these exams. You can view the dates and courses on our course schedule page. Registration is currently be accepted for all courses. Payment received by March 1 will be discounted $40 for early registration.

Please contact customer support for any questions regarding courses, registration, and payment.

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