Illinois Assessment of Readiness

IAR

 Testing Windows for 2019-2020

Grades 5th and 8th: March 11-19

Grades 4th and 7th: March 31-April 7

Grades 3rd and 6th: April 8-April 16

 

PLEASE NOTE: The platform and tools the students use to take the IAR exam will be exactly the same used on the PARCC exam. Many of the resources below still refer to PARCC.

Become a TestNav Ninja Master!
 

These student friendly tutorials are designed to familiarize students with how to navigate the various tools on the TestNav Toolbar. Students will utilize TestNav to take the IAR test. 

IAR Question Types: Part 1
(equation editor and text editor)

IAR Question Types Part 2
( drop down, multiple choice, fill in the blank)

IAR Question Types Part 3
(video questions)

IAR Question Types Part 4
(highlight text, select text, drag and drop)

TestNav Toolbar Tools
(Grades 3-5)

TestNav Toolbar Tools
(Grades 6-8)

IAR Accessibility Options

IAR Tabbed Passages and Internal Scrolling

General Resources

IAR Practice Test Tutorial (Part 1)
Navigating the Test: This video walks students through how to access the IAR practice test and how to navigate through the test.

IAR Practice Test Tutorial (Part 2)
Test Tools: This video focuses on the various tools students will need to know how to utilize within the TestNav platform. These tools include a magnifier, line reader, note pad, answer eliminator, and pointer/highlighter to name a few.

IAR Practice Test Tutorial (Part 3)
Test Taking Skils: This video focuses on the various question types students will encounter on the test and the skills they will need to answer questions successfully. Some examples of question types include free response, multiple answer, drag and drop, and using a drop down menu.

TestNav 8 Tutorial: This hands-on tutorial is designed to familiarize students with how to navigate through the TestNav platform.

Practice Tests

ELA and Math Practice Tests - Select grade level and click on "Computer Based " button

Equation Editor Tutorials

The equation editor is a tool students will need to know how to use for the math portion of the IAR. It allows students to build equations to show solutions to test questions.

Equation Editor Guide (Grades 3-5)

Equation Editor Guide (Grades 6-8)

 

Keyboarding Game Sites

Dance Mat Typing

Free Typing Games

Super Hyper Spider Typer

Typing Club

Online Calculators

Basic Calculator

Scientific Calculator

Plotting Points

Hit the Coordinate

Interactive Cartesian Coordinates

Text Editing Tools

Mr. Nussbaum's Sentence Surgeons

Virtual Measuring Tools

Age of Angles