Help Your Child Ace Tests

Help Your Child Ace Tests: Free Parenting Teleseminar with Karen Quinn

On Monday, November 7, 2011, at 9:00 PM ET (New York City time), Karen Quinn joined Amy McCready for a free teleseminar hosted by Positive Parenting Solutions titled “Help Your Child Ace Tests.”

What You Missed

Many parents worry about how to help their children perform their best on gifted testing, private school admissions assessments, achievement tests, and classroom exams. During this informative session, Karen shares practical strategies parents can use to help children build the skills needed for testing success without creating stress or pressure.

Topics discussed include:

How children develop strong reasoning and problem-solving skills
Ways to build vocabulary naturally at home
Helping children improve focus and attention
Increasing testing stamina and confidence
Reducing test anxiety
Encouraging a growth mindset
Creating positive learning habits
Supporting gifted learners and advanced students

The Seven Abilities Strong Test-Takers Share

One of the key concepts discussed during the teleseminar is that successful test-takers are not simply born with higher abilities. Many of the skills measured on gifted tests, cognitive assessments, and academic exams can be strengthened over time.

Karen explains the importance of developing foundational abilities such as:

Listening skills
Memory
Vocabulary
Logical reasoning
Visual-spatial thinking
Attention and focus
Problem-solving

These abilities not only help children perform better on tests but also support long-term academic success.

Test Preparation Doesn’t Have to Be Stressful

One of the biggest misconceptions about test preparation is that children need hours of worksheets and drilling to succeed.

In reality, children often learn best through:

Reading together
Playing games
Having meaningful conversations
Solving puzzles
Exploring new ideas
Practicing skills in short, engaging sessions

Parents can help their children build important academic and cognitive skills through everyday activities that feel fun rather than stressful.

Why Parents Play Such an Important Role

Research consistently shows that parent involvement is one of the strongest predictors of academic success. Small, consistent efforts at home can help children build confidence, curiosity, and resilience—qualities that benefit them far beyond any single test.

Whether your child is preparing for gifted testing, private school admissions, the CogAT, OLSAT, NNAT, WPPSI, or school achievement tests, the strategies discussed in this teleseminar can help create a positive learning environment and set the stage for success.

Amy McCready & Karen Quinn – The 7 Abilities Every Successful Test-Taker Needs