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  Question: My child is getting ready to take the WISC for a gifted assessment. He is a complex person and I am concerned about what I should tell him about the test process. For background, you should know that he is the youngest of two boys. His older brother is gifted and is extremely […]

Unless a child is formally diagnosed with a disability and has testing accommodations that are mandated by law, he/she will not receive any such accommodations when being tested.  Also important to know is that standardized tests are generally administered only in English, and that, due to the standardized nature of these measures, testers typically can […]

Again, this depends for each child.  If you have an older child, you might explain to him/her that adults are very interested in how kids think, and that even if they ask “easy” questions sometimes, that he/she should still consider the question seriously and do his/her best when answering.  If you have a younger child, […]

This depends from child to child. The bottom line is that you want your child to have fun while learning.  Therefore, if you sense that your child is starting to suffer from “overload” and seems not to enjoy the games as much as he/she may previously have, you should definitely consider giving him/her a break […]

The ability to focus and remain attentive for extended periods of time, like any other skill, is something that can be improved with practice.   Start out by first finding out what your child’s current “threshold” is by working with him/her and simply seeing how long he/she can go before starting to get distracted or bored.  […]

Do not expect too much right away.  Developmentally, young children simply cannot acquire and retain large amounts of new information overnight.  The best way to prepare is to start working in advance, just 10-15 minutes a day.  Slow and steady wins the race.

Preparation for the SAT/ACT exams for high schoolers is not “necessary.” However, there are likely very few parents who do not, at the very least, purchase a basic practice book for their child to use for these important college entrance exams.  Similarly, while preparation for early childhood entrance exams may not be “necessary,” why would […]