Aurora University to host Basic Skills Test review

Aurora University will host review sessions this month and in February to help college students prepare for the Illinois State Board of Education Basic Skills Test.

The public is invited to the series sponsored by the AU College of Education. Admission is free to AU students and alumni and $25 for others.

• Jan. 26, 4 to 6 p.m.: Math I — geometry, statistics, graphing, combined skills — and Math II — word problems, proportions, pre-algebra skills, algebra and logic — will be reviewed in Lab 136 in Alumni Hall, 1410 Marseillaise Place in Aurora.

• Jan. 29, 9 to 11 a.m.: Language arts will be reviewed in Room 124 in the Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave. in Aurora

• Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Reading comprehension will be reviewed in Room 124 in the Institute for Collaboration.

• Feb. 2, 4 to 6 p.m.: Writing will be reviewed in Room 122 in Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora.

Reviews include instruction, practice problems and handout materials. The goal of the sessions is to build confidence and reduce anxiety. Education and social work majors who plan to work in public school systems are required to pass the five-hour Basic Skills Test to be certified.

Workshop attendees are requested to bring the online Basic Skills Test study guide available on the Illinois Certification Testing System website at www.icts.nesinc.com.

Also available on the ICTS website are study guides for other tests administered through ICTS and a practice test to prepare for the Basic Skills test.

For registration and information about the next scheduled ISBE test, visit www.icts.nesinc.com.

Advance registration is requested for the reviews. Call (630) 844-3858 or e-mail pgaither@aurora.edu.