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Common Core math practice questions have received a lot of attention over the past few years as parents across the country have posted what look like impossibly complicated math problems that are supposedly a result of the newly-implemented Common Core State Standards. These math questions often involve complicated ways of getting to what seems, at […]

The Fairfax Abilities Test ™, also called the FxAT ™ test or the Fairfax County Advanced Academic Programs, is the test for children who are looking to get into the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Even though Fairfax County boasts some of the best public schools in […]

Many parents find themselves looking for practice questions for common core ELA and math tests, especially when their kids find themselves looking at taking the Common Core test within a matter of months or even weeks. Back in the early and mid-2000s, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) meant that each state had its own curriculum […]

Many parents in NYC are wondering about the difference between the AABL ® test and the ERB test. That’s because the AABL test (Admissions Assessment for Beginning Learners®) recently replaced the ERB test as the admissions test for elite kindergartens in the city. The AABL test is an achievement test, meaning that it measures kids’ […]

If you live in Virginia, you’ve no doubt heard of the Virginia SOL test. This is the state achievement test given to kids in Virginia, and covers English, math, science, and social studies. SOL tests for English and math are given at the end of every grade from 3rd through 8th grade; SOL exams for […]

Many parents are beginning to hear about the WISC®-5 or WISC-V test, as it’s replacing its predecessor the WISC®-IV test in many schools. The tests have many similarities but there are a few important things to remember about the newest version of the test. First off, the Word Reasoning and Picture Completion subtests have been […]

Have you ever wondered about the difference between the PARCC vs. SBAC test? If so, you’re a parent of a child who will be taking the Common Core test sometime soon! The Common Core State Standards were originally intended to produce a uniform test that would be given across all 50 states. The idea was […]

The ELA test, or the English/Language Arts portion of the Common Core State Standards test, is just one of the parts of the Common Core that kids across the country need to do well on state tests. These tests can, in many states, determine whether your child will be able to advance to the next […]

The Texas STAAR ® test is familiar to any parent raising a child in the Lone Star State. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness is a standardized test given to kids in Texas between grades 3 and 8, and covers reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. The STAAR is often confused with […]

Parents across New York are frantically preparing for the NY ELA test – another name for the English Language Arts portion of the Common Core State Standards test in New York. This test is part of the Common Core State Standards that have swept across the country this year, replacing state-specific tests that were originally […]