By Beverley H. Johns

In just one loose-leaf binder … all the tools and resources you need to train school personnel on addressing student resistance to testing, so they can determine why a student may not want to participate and what to do about it.

It's packed with lessons from recent court and administrative decisions, 19 training activities, 16 handouts, plus infographics and ready-to-use PowerPoint visuals — all incorporating the core components of effective test preparation and development of test-taking skills. Addressing traditional testing, the increased use of computerized testing and the impact of prolonged virtual learning, this update takes you through training educators to support students before, during and after testing with best practices to:

• Use new mindfulness strategies and tiered interventions to reduce students' test-related anxiety
• Offer appropriate testing accommodations to students who have experienced trauma
• Teach students chair exercises to do before or during testing to relieve anxiety and refocus
• Assess whether a student had trouble navigating technology during a computerized assessment
• Determine a student's testing-related weaknesses and address them in the IEP
• And more