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ILLINOIS ISAT Writing from Buckle Down

ISAT prep for writing aligned to the Illinois Assessment Frameworks

What Your Colleagues Say

"This program makes sense to my students. Finally, a common sense approach to test prep."

Donna Monti
Literacy Facilitator
Jewel Elementary School
North Aurora, Illinois


Give students a solid review for the writing ISAT with Buckle Down's test prep 100% aligned to tested Illinois Learning Standards. New editions for grades 3, 5, 6, and 8 has been revised to reflect updates to the Illinois writing goals and assessment criteria. Workbook lessons encompass planning, drafting, revising, editing, and different forms of writing.

  • Student sets feature two external practice tests precisely matched to the ISAT, including number and type of writing prompts and test format.
  • Grades 3 and 5 practice tests contain one expository prompt.
  • Grades 6 and 8 practice tests contain one narrative prompt and one persuasive prompt.
  • Materials include Illinois-specific content to facilitate learning by capitalizing on what your students already know.

Every student book comes with a FREE Form A Practice Test (pretest) and Form B Practice Test (posttest).

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Purchasing Information

SKU Grade Description Price Qty
WB IL02074S2 3 Student Book $15.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB IL02075G2 3 Teacher Guide $10.99
WB IL02078S2 5 Student Book $15.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB IL02079G2 5 Teacher Guide $10.99
WB IL02070S1 6 Student Book $15.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB IL02081G1 6 Teacher Guide $10.99
WB IL02084S2 8 Student Book $15.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB IL02085G2 8 Teacher Guide $10.99