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  Looking for an ELA practice test 4th grade? You’re not alone: millions of parents across the country are in need of practice materials for the Common Core state standards test, which consists of math and ELA, or English Language Arts, questions.  But before you go looking for an ELA practice test 4th grade, it’s […]

Parents looking for Houston Gifted and Talented practice are often at a loss as to where to start. The testing process can be complicated, and it can be difficult to track down practice materials. Fortunately, all it takes is a little research and preparation to make sure that your child earns a top score on […]

This time of year, the summer slide looms as kids begin to mentally check out of school. As kids get ready to spend more time in front of the TV or playing video games, they run the risk of losing up to three months of progress that they made in school the year before. This […]

Looking for summer math programs for your little one can be a real challenge. Of course, these programs are highly sought-after by parents once the final school bell rings, since kids lose months of progress over the summer when they’re not in class. This is especially true for kids who aren’t great at math to […]

We have talked on this blog about how to prevent summer learning loss before. It’s no secret that summer brain drain, or summer slump, occurs for any child who goes all summer without consistent practice with the subjects they learn in school every day. The reason for this is obvious: when kids aren’t parked in […]

Looking for practice questions for the FxAT ™ test? You’re not alone: parents across Fairfax County, Virginia are concerned about their child’s performance on the test that determined whether they get into the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) in Fairfax County, Virginia. The FxAT test, or Fairfax Abilities Test™ is, like so many other gifted tests […]

The summer slide is a real problem, with kids across the country losing ground when they’re not in school day in and day out. It’s no secret by now that, without the structure and content of going to school every day, kids lose nearly 3 months of progress that they made in the previous school […]

Parents across the country are up in arms about math common core questions. These questions are thought to be overly complicated and involved. Parents and advocates have posted photos showing math questions made up of a labyrinth of numbers being “paired” and “broken apart” in a way that most adults never saw when they were […]

Parents across the country are beginning to prepare for the WISC®-5 test, also known as the WISC-V test or the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children® — Fifth Edition. Here’s a practice question for the WISC-V test. This is called a “figure weights” question, meaning that your child needs to weigh the figures on each side […]

Many parents write to us wondering, “Is my state PARCC or SBAC?” If this sounds like a foreign language to you, it’s something you should start thinking about for your own child. PARCC and SBAC are the two major consortia associated with the Common Core State Standards, the new state tests that made their debut […]