Correlation of Skills to Standardized Test-Taking

USA Reads™ was specifically designed to help students develop and improve those skills needed to succeed on the standardized achievement tests listed below.

The indicates the skills covered in the USA Reads™ series.

LEGEND
CAT/5	California Achievement Test
CTBS	Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills
ITBS	Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
MAT7	Metropolitan Achievement Tests
SAT-9	Stanford Achievement Test
Terra Nova	Terra Nova Basic Battery

USA Reads™	SKILLS	CAT/5	CTBS	ITBS	MAT7	SAT-9	Terra Nova
	Analyze story elements
	Compare and contrast
	Distinguish between fantasy and reality
	Draw conclusions
	Evaluate and express opinions
	Evaluate and interpret author's style and technique
	Generate questions
	Identify and analyze problems and solutions
	Identify and interpret meaning of figurative language
	Identify author's purpose
	Identify cause and effect
	Identify main ideas and details
	Identify the main idea
	Make and revise predictions
	Make predictions
	Recognize sequence
	Retell by drawing pictures
	Summarize
	Use background knowledge

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