Best she's ever done on a standardized test was the full battery that she took when:
a) she'd been spending the preceding three weeks at HOSPICE nearly round the clock with a dying grandparent,
b) taking back-to-back-to-back high stakes testing
c) with the car packed for a dash back up the interstate for another 600 mile road trip to that grandparent's funeral service.
From my perspective, there was no time or energy left for test anxiety in that situation. Anxiety, for some people, is what your brain does when it's not busy enough with other stuff.
I second the suggestion for some anxiety-reduction counseling. My DD has been like an entirely different kid after just a couple of sessions.
