Please read the following news announcement aloud during your school's daily news broadcast. To print the news announcement, copy and paste the text into a separate document. Feel free to edit the content to best fit your programming schedule.
There's good news for all students taking the FCAT this year: you can get free reading and math practice on the FCAT Explorer. That's right: free practice for the FCAT at www.fcatexplorer.com.
The FCAT Explorer is an online practice program made for Florida's public school students by the Florida Department of Education. It features two practice programs created for 10th graders: Reading Timeline and Math Timeline.
Both programs offer practice for the skills tested on the FCAT and feature lots of stuff to help you get the most out of your study time. You'll receive helpful feedback to the answers you choose and a second chance to answer questions to apply what you've learned. The FCAT Explorer also features helpful online tools like a calculator, a formula reference sheet, and a glossary that defines and pronounces the glossary words.
Best of all, the FCAT Explorer is online, which means you can use the FCAT Explorer on any computer connected to the Internet: at school, at the library, even at home.
Whether you're retaking the FCAT or taking it for the first time, your performance on the test will benefit from the extra time you spend studying math and reading on the FCAT Explorer. To get your free FCAT Explorer sign-in name and password, see your guidance counselor or media specialist, or visit the Web site at www.fcatexplorer.com. Log on today!
Please print the following news article in your school newspaper to inform your high school students about the FCAT Explorer. To print the news article, copy and paste the text into a separate document. Feel free to edit the content to best fit your publication.
FCAT Explorer: Free FCAT Practice On The Internet
It's a fact: to graduate high school, all 10th graders must pass the FCAT. Fortunately, there's the FCAT Explorer.
The FCAT Explorer is a free, online practice program from the Florida Department of Education. It features two practice programs created especially for 10th graders: Reading Timeline and Math Timeline.
Both programs offer practice for the skills tested on the FCAT and feature lots of stuff to help you get the most out of your study time. Reading Timeline is packed with 23 reading passages and over 200 practice questions to help you do your best on the FCAT. It also includes eight lessons that focus on reading skills identified as being the most challenging for 10th grade students. Math Timeline contains over 140 math questions and features an online calculator and a handy formula reference sheet.
Best of all, the FCAT Explorer is online, which means you can use the FCAT Explorer on any computer connected to the Internet: at school, at the library, even at home.
Whether you're retaking the FCAT or taking it for the first time, your performance on the test will benefit from the extra time you spend studying math and reading on the FCAT Explorer. To get your free FCAT Explorer sign-in name and password, see your guidance counselor or media specialist, or visit the Web site at www.fcatexplorer.com. Log on today!
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