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Physical Preparation |
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Offer praise and encouragement!
Tell your child that you believe he/she can do well and succeed! |
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Insure that your child gets plenty
of rest each night before testing. |
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Feed your child a nourishing
breakfast on the mornings of the test. |
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Insure that your child arrives to
school on time. |
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Avoid medical and dental
appointments on testing days. |
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Insure your child has any
necessary supplies for testing such as pencils. |
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Listen to your child's anxieties
and concerns. Reassure him/her and limit your own anxiety about your
child's upcoming testing.
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Test Taking Strategies to Share with Your Child |
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Relax and stay calm before and
during tests. |
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Read all directions CAREFULLY.
Reread any directions that are not clear the first time. |
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Review all answers CAREFULLY.
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Make sure marks are recorded
correctly on the answer sheet. |
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Complete easy questions first;
come back to difficult questions. |
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Budget enough time to answer as
many questions as possible. |
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Eliminate the obvious wrong
answers on difficult questions to limit the number of answers left to choose
from. |
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Tackle one question at a time; do
not focus on the entire test as a whole. |
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Recheck answers if time remains. |