Strategies to Improve Performance on the
Washington State Reading HSPE
Strategy
Familiarize students with the format of the
Reading HSPE
Resources / Internet Links
Sample and Released Items
Yearlong plan for using sample and released
materials throughout the year
Use appropriate academic vocabulary in
order to familiarize students with the
academic vocabulary they’ll need in order
to be successful on the Reading HSPE
Reading Assessment Vocabulary
Ask questions in everyday instruction to
ensure that students are regularly thinking
at the complexity and level that is required
by Washington State standards.
Reading Assessment Question Stems
Item Stems on a ring
Classroom Novel Units using reading
assessment stem questions
To Kill a Mockingbird
Night
Develop a system to track students’
progress in mastering skills.
Item Tracking Charts