Exemplars: Parents

To be successful, students must be able to apply skills and concepts to problem-solving situations and to communicate their thinking to others. In an effort to help kids achieve their fullest potential and learn critical life skills, Exemplars has developed engaging and challenging problems in Math, Science and Reading, Writing and Research for the purpose of instruction and assessment.

All our material is classroom tested (used by real teachers with real students) before it is published. Exemplars is used in 50 states and more than 20 schools worldwide.

Below are suggestions for ways you can help your children become successful problem solvers and communicators.

Encourage Them to Solve Problems
Students who do demanding work and solve real problems achieve at higher levels than students who do not. Exemplars offers sample problems at different grade levels that you can use with your children.
Help Them to Become Good Self-Assessors
Children who are good self-assessors achieve at higher levels than students who do not self-assess. Exemplars has rubrics that children can use to assess their own performance. There are also benchmark papers that exemplify different levels of performance. Show these to your children. Ask them to evaluate these papers and then ask them how they can make each one better.
Practice Scoring Sample Student Work
Students can gain experience by evaluating other students work. They can practice online with Exemplars scoring tutorial. Here, they can evaluate samples and compare their assessments to Exemplars.

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"Students are amazed at how they can lift their levels of achievement by following the rubric and knowing what is necessary for all levels."

A Title I Teacher