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Thanks for attending the webinar: How to Prepare Your Child for Testing. We hope you enjoyed it! As promised here are your free e-book and Parents Tip Sheet! Parents Tip Sheet (click here) Tips from Parents Whose Kids Scored In the 97th Percentile or Higher! Testing Survival Guide E-book (No longer available) – In this guide, we will explain […]

Although parents of school age children in the US and around the world are all to familiar with the world of standardized exams, the relatively new State Standards Initiative Common Core tests have confused many. The confusion stems from the fact that standardized exams by state may be different. Here, we’ll review the facts and […]

Created by a collaboration between the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA), the English Language Arts and Literacy tests are designed to prepare high school students and those in lower grades for life after high school. The test battery was created with some very specific goals in mind.  […]

Regardless of your child’s age, it’s never too early to get them interested and engaged in the exciting world of engineering. Engineering materials for kids are easy to find. Many of them are in your home already! Here, we’ll explore the important of interesting young children in engineering as well as provide a like to […]

Even in school districts where gifted and talented entrance requirements have come under fire as being discriminatory, the one shining beacon is the Naglieri Test. This test is called the Nagliei Non-Verbal Ability Test, and shortened to NNAT. Why is this? Essentially, it’s the culturally unbiased approach of the Naglieri test that makes it a […]

Have you noticed that your child has been lying more than normal? Some children will lie in a general way about all sorts of things because they’ve learned that the strategy is an effective strategy. They’ve maybe gotten away with it for a while without the adults noticing and they’ve learned, “Hey, I can do […]

If you or your child’s teacher believes that your child is gifted, there are many advanced-placement, gifted and talented programs out there. These programs are a huge help to gifted students. Not only do they get to experience a classroom full of students on their own level, but they will be challenged by their lessons. […]

If you think being a high school student is all about having a good time then you’re obviously mistaken. Students in today’s time are burdened with academic and co-curricular activities which aim to make them better individuals and help them reach their ambitions in life. In Texas, getting a good score in the STAAR test […]

Many parents wonder about why they should prepare their child for kindergarten testing. They think that kindergarten testing is supposed to be about your child’s natural ability and they do not want this preparation to skew the test results and not reflect your child’s natural ability. But parents have to think about all of the […]

Although the common core testing battery includes history, social studies, science and math, a main focus of the test is English language arts, or ELA. ELA questions are integrated throughout the other subject areas to ensure that students have the proper level of comprehension when reading text about history, social studies, science or math. There […]