The Official TAKS Study Guide for Grade 8 Reading

Help your child succeed on the Texas statewide assessments with the premiere resource used by parents and teachers!  With Practice More for the TAKS [grade 8, reading], you will strengthen your understanding of key concepts needed  to succeed on the TAKS exam, studying just the subject matter you need help with. You'll gain confidence by practicing and exercising the skills learned in class, whether at home or school, alone or with friends and family to help. In Practice More for the TAKS [grade 8, reading] students will understand the core test objectives of the Reading portion of the exam by:
    .    Demonstrating a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts
    .    Applying knowledge of the literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts
    .    Using a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts
    .    Applying critical-thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts