What special things do you do to get ready for state testing? Our younger grades adopt a class. They will make cards for each day of testing and include a small treat like a mint taped to the card.

A teacher comes to you concerned about a student who struggles with reading comprehension, especially when confronted with lengthy texts. What strategy would you recommend to help the student improve comprehension skills?

Michigan uses IRIPs - Individual Reading Improvement Plans for students where data shows they are in need of a specific plan. These plans can look different across the state and the retention aspect of this law has now been removed.
Does your state require specific reading plans and processes to be in place? What does that look like in your district?