PHARRSAN JUANALAMO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ALL SYSTEMS GO

PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ALL SYSTEMS GO! PSJA ISD Virtual UIL Conference 2020 -2021 Preparing All Students to Excel in a Global Society 1

UIL Dictionary Skills Presented by Jessica Garcia 2

General Contest Information • Each test consists of 40 objective and short answer questions. • Timed -20 minutes to complete • Students may NOT write on the test. • 2011 & 2016 edition of Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary 3

Resources • Texas Educational Paperbacks • 3824 Cedar Springs Rd. #202, Dallas, TX 75219 -4168 • Phone: 800 -443 -2078; Fax: 800 -437 -7070 • E-mail: customerservice@tepbooks. com • Website: https: //tepbooks. com: 4443/Defaul t. aspx • Offers the official dictionary used in UIL elementary and junior high academic contests with an educators' discount as well as the Nystrom Desk Atlas, which is the official source for the Maps, Graphs, & Charts contest. 4

Scoring • +3 for correct answers • -2 for incorrect answers • No deductions for skipped or unanswered items 5

Practice Materials TUNE IN • PO Box 141727, Austin, TX 78714 -1727 • Phone: 800 -488 -6346; Fax: 512 -746 -5400 • Email: tunein@elizajan. com • Website: www. tuneinnet. com Hexco, Inc. • PO Box 199, Hunt, TX 780240199 • 800/391 -2891 or 830 -367 -3825; Fax: 830 -367 -3824 • Email: hexco@hexco. com • Website: www. hexco. com MRC Jr. • Jamie Pennington • 412 Paradise Canyon Circle, Paradise, TX, 76073 • Phone: 817 -403 -0669 • Email: info@uiltests. com • Website: www. uiltests. com • Offers practice test sets and invitational tests for 5 th/6 th and 7 th/8 th Grade Social Studies, Science I & II, Maps, Charts, and Graphs, Dictionary Skills, Math, and 6

Web-Based Interactive Lessons • RMG Learning Solutions • PO Box 930, Tatum, TX 75691 • Phone: 903 -836 -2198 • Email: Rebecca@RMGlearningsolutions. com • Website: www. RMGlearningsolutions. com • Supplies web-based interactive learning modules, practice materials, and practice tests for Dictionary Skills or grades 5/6 and 7/8 as well as Ready Writing modules for Grades 3 - 8 and Editorial Writing for grades 6 -8. Modules also include printable resources and tests that spiral skills learned and culminate with a final test. Online Spelling practice tests are available for Grades 3 -8. Printable Coaching Guides are available for Dictionary Skills, Listening Skills, Creative Writing, Ready Writing, and Editorial Writing as part of the subscription price. 7

Practice Sessions • Meet twice a week • Tab the dictionary • Teach students how to use a dictionary • Take practice tests (use answer document) 8

What to expect on the test? • Word origins and histories • Parts of speech • Pronunciation • Variant spellings • Plurals • Alphabetizing • Word meaning 9

Questions https: //www. uiltexas. org/aplus/events/aplus-dictionary-skills 10