Published: March 14, 2012
Words: 17,451 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780988007000

Short description

Co-authored by Carla Douglas. Don't Panic 2.0: On-the-Go Practice for the OSSLT is the new digital edition of the bestselling resource for helping students to prepare for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Designed to guide teachers while providing ample practice for students. Ready to read on computers, smartphones and a variety of e-readers.

Extended description

"This is a remarkable book. It is well-written and literate - an excellent example of what these Grade Ten students should aspire to achieve. The text is clear and easy to follow. Information and directions are neatly focussed with additional information provided via links. Examples are relevant and appropriate, and hence engaging for the 15 and 16 year old audience. Answers to the test questions not only provide the correct/best answer but also a full explanation of why it is the correct answer and why the alternate options are not correct/the best.
Test or no test, any student who works through Don’t Panic 2.0: On-the-Go Practice for the OSSLT will come out a stronger reader and writer."
-- Nancy Wills

Tags

reading strategies, graphic organizers, vocabulary development, learning disabilities, special education, test preparation, writing instruction, literacy test, reading instruction, osslt, text assisted reading, supported reading, reading disability, ontario secondary school literacy test

Available ebook reading formats

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Format	Full Book	Sample First 15%
Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser)	Buy	View sample
Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps)	Buy	Download sample
Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others)	Buy	Download sample
PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing)	Buy	No sample available
RTF (readable on most word processors)	Buy	No sample available
LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub)	Buy	Download sample

Reviews

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Review by: Nicholas Pappas on Aug. 04, 2012 : (no rating)
Before using the Don’t Panic resource I had difficulty with several of the required OSSLT tasks. In elementary school I was identified with a learning disability and my school tutor used the Don’t Panic resource to help me get through the difficulties I was having with the OSSLT tasks. I believe that the resource is a valuable tool and it should be used in all schools to help prepare students for the OSSLT. I found the resource to emphasize some very important strategies that you can use to complete each task in the OSSLT. It is now available in a digital format making it very accessible and portable. The ebook has a dictionary feature and can be used easily with a text speech app making it very accessible for all types of learners.


I highly recommend this book- it truly works.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Martha Kane on June 14, 2012 :
Don't Panic 2.0 gives you all you need to know to pass the Ontario literacy test. I wrote the test a couple of years ago. It asks very specific questions about what you've read and you are expected to show a lot of detail in your writing. This book shows you how. It's also very convenient. I read it on my iPod, and you can just take it out and read it whenever you have an extra five minutes.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Rita Vanden Heuvel on May 22, 2012 :
Portable and versatile — Don’t Panic 2.0 makes learning and practising reading and writing skills more convenient than ever for students. The format allows students to link easily to the reading and writing tasks they need to focus on. The resource is well-organized, follows a consistent format, and the instructions and explanations are easy to understand. No doubt that with practice with this ebook, students will improve their literacy skills!
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Nancy Wills on March 21, 2012 : (no rating)
This is a remarkable book. It is well-written and literate - an excellent example of what these Grade Ten students should aspire to achieve. The text is clear and easy to follow. Information and directions are neatly focussed with additional information provided via links. Examples are relevant and appropriate, and hence engaging for the 15 and 16 year old audience. Answers to the test questions not only provide the correct/best answer but also a full explanation of why it is the correct answer and why the alternate options are not correct/the best.
Test or no test, any student who works through Don’t Panic 2.0: On-the-Go Practice for the OSSLT will come out a stronger reader and writer.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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