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[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-nov4-2010.mp3] Questions covered in this tele-seminar: 1. How do you help a child who is shy to warm-up around adults for testing purposes? 2. What does my child need to know before a school interview and how best to prepare? 3. How do I build up my child’s testing stamina for the test that takes […]

Last night I attended the NYC Department of Education Parents Information Session for the Gifted and Talented Program in the Bronx. The parents came out in force and I estimated over 150+ involved moms and dads rushing into the session to learn more about the program, OLSAT testing and how the process works. I was […]

Tonight there was a NYC gifted and talented program information in Queens at Long Island City High School. Parents streamed into the auditorium to hear representatives from the NYC Department of Education give an overview of the gifted and talented program, OLSAT test procedures, transportation to gifted and talented schools in NYC along with a few […]

Our very own Karen Quinn, the Testing Mom, was recently featured in a Miami Herald article. The article features Karen’s new game IQ Fun Park along with her incredible book Testing for Kindergarten (a must have for all parents!). Of course, TestingMom.com is mentioned as well and the article mentions quite a few testing tips for parents […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/questions-from-info-sessions.mp3] Listen to the teleseminar above where Karen and Michael of TestingMom.com answer questions from parents attending a recent information session about Gifted and Talented programs in Public vs Private Schools. (42 minutes) 1.  Can you talk about the difference between a G&T program versus a regular public classroom versus a private school? 2. In […]

The past few days were super busy for TestingMom.com and all the guest speakers for our seminars for NYC gifted and talented programs, private school admissions and OLSAT, WPPSI and Bracken testing. Parents crammed into the downtown community center in Tribeca where Karen Quinn, the Testing Mom, Dr. Har, testing expert from Aristotle Circle (and […]

The NYC department of education posted the NYC gifted and talented program handbooks for parents and also dates for the information sessions to take place next week! All 5 boroughs will have information. We’ll be posting details from the information sessions in the coming days.

The NYC DOE Announces the Dates and Locations of Information Sessions for Gifted and Talented. They’ll answer questions about the testing and OLSAT and Bracken test dates, times, locations. October 18, 2010 – 6:30-8:00pm Gifted and Talented Parent Informational Forum Louis D. Brandeis Educational Campus 145 West 84th Street, New York, NY 10024 October 25, […]

Last night Karen Quinn and Michael McCurdy from TestingMom.com held an Insiders Guide to the Kindergarten Admissions Process at Big City Moms on the Upper East Side. We had well over 50 parents parents attend to learn more about the process for gifted and talented and private school programs in New York City. Karen and […]