

Series: Barron's Core Focus
Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; Csm Wkb edition (January 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1438005512
ISBN-13: 978-1438005515
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 10 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 7 - 8 years
Grade Level: 3 and up

We purchased this to give our third grader a heads-up for the upcoming test in school. The ELA sections of the book seem fine, but the Math section contains mistakes, several of them in fact. The provided keys are confusing and 2 contained confusing errors in actual explanations. In all, the whole math section is awful, filled with testing on terms and definitions that mean little for a 9-year old, like "model a concept of sharing in division", or "explain how you can use a principle of partitioning or grouping", or "illustrate to show a concept of multiplication". Word problems are wordy and ill-composed for simple operation problems of addition/subtraction and multiplication/division. If you look for a good preparatory material, at least consider the one with no errors in it.
My son is using this book for a review course he is taking. It has great questions which are helping him prepare for the ELA and Math core curriculum tests he is taking in the spring. The answers in the back give you good ideas on what to include in your responses when you take the test. I highly recommend this book.
This book is horrible, It was full of errors and it did nothing to prepare my child, the reason it did not help my child is because I refuse to let my child take the tests linked to this curriculum. All common core does and the New York State high stakes tests does is dumb our kids down to the lowest level. This book and common core is a money machine. Third graders should not be taking tests and more tests that do nothing to further their education. Do not purchase this crap book.
A great supplement to your Lang. Arts, Reading, and Math programs. It follows the common core and the PARCC testing. I have used it in my classroom many times and it's the only thing I have found to help the students prepare for PARCC and the new common core standards. I highly recommend this book for any classroom.
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