Let’s just say it: Test prep is broken and boring.

It’s the same tired routine.

Drills.
Packets.
Countdown calendars.

Teachers, you’re exhausted. And you know – you can just feel – how students are disengaged.

The test becomes the villain. The joy of learning disappears. And somewhere between the benchmarks and bubble sheets, everyone forgets what we’re really here to do: teach kids to think.

That’s exactly what the Read Write Think with Renee Test Prep Mini Residency is here to change.

Over three to five days on site, we’ll work side-by-side with your team to rebuild your test prep approach from the inside out. Not as a panic-mode checklist, but as a confident, strategic part of great teaching.

Because here’s the truth: kids don’t need more test prep. They need better teaching that builds stamina, strategy, and genuine understanding—the kind that transfers far beyond test day.

During the Test Prep Mini Residency, we’ll:

Analyze your current curriculum and identify the “big ideas” that matter most across fiction and nonfiction texts.
Peel back the layers of your data to see what skills, question types, and reading levels really sit beneath the numbers.
Model subtle, daily test-taking strategy work tucked into read-alouds, shared reading, and writing workshops—the kind of invisible test prep kids actually enjoy.
Design smart “boot camps” after each instructional cycle so students can practice explicitly and confidently, without stress or burnout.

This isn’t about teaching to the test. This is bigger than that.

This is about teaching kids to think clearly and apply what they know in any testing situation. It’s about helping teachers feel relief instead of pressure, clarity instead of confusion, and students feel prepared instead of panicked.

You’ll leave your Test Prep Mini Residency with practical tools to:

Raise scores through stronger instruction.
Build teacher confidence with a realistic pacing plan.
Shift your school’s test-season mindset from dread to readiness.

Because when teachers, from kindergarten to eighth grade, understand their role in growing readers, writers, and thinkers, the test simply becomes proof of what students can already do.

Are you ready to rewrite the story of test prep at your school?

Let’s make it smarter, calmer, and a lot more effective. Let’s make it something we enjoy more.

Book your Test Prep Mini Residency now. Email Renee at renee{@}readwritethinkwithrenee.com to connect 1:1 with her and plan your residency together.

We hope you're as excited as we are to work together!