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Rhode island - adopts New State assessment - RICAS

Pearson Access -Test Nav8
Mathematics RICAS Practice Tests
RICAS - Mathematics Released Items
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Grade level skill builders at i4c.

Interactive Sites - for English Language Arts. Prep your students' tech skills and ELA skills at the same time.
Lumos Learning - math practice by grade level.
RIDE - RICAS Resource Center
RICAS Assessments - Beginning Spring 2018 new standardized tests in English Language Arts, and Math.
English Language Arts Practice Tests
RICAS - ELA Released Items
RICAS - ELA Rubrics
Read Write Think - "​Engage your students in online literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals—from organizing their thoughts to learning about language—all while having fun."
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Arranged by Grade level and math skill. Prep tech skills and Math skills at the same time.
Compare video and text on a subject using the sites listed below.  Great preparation for RICAS.
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School Tube
Another source for school videos.

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Read interesting nonfiction about all different science topics at Wonderopolis.  Enjoy the changing "Wonder of the Day" and watch short videos that answer your questionsl Good example of nonfiction text plus a video is found on "What was Before Dinosaurs?"

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Biography.com
This website allows you to search for names of famous people, from the past or the present.  Read about the person and watch a video whenever available.  For an example: see Bobby Darin.

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World Book sources available through AskRI Encylopedias for all ages.  Try World Book Student, look up a topic like elephants, for example.  You will see articles to read about elephants, as well as five short videos to watch.  Synthesize your information, pulling from both sources.

WatchKnowLearn a source for videos on educational topics. Pair with nonfiction text that you research on other sites like Explora so students can compare text and video sources.
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