If you want her to have "seen" the format and at least understand WHAT content will be presented, that's probably fine. Practice tests-- at least a couple of them... but don't go overboard.


I echo the other cautions about active PREPPING of topical coverage. That won't tell either one of you a thing. Oh, sure, it might look good, but ultimately, you'll be in the position of wondering if comparisons are valid, given that the idea in that testing population (that is, out of level testing using EXPLORE) is that they have NOT seen so much of the content. In other words, an HG child who has been "prepped" will almost certainly OUTSCORE a PG child who hasn't.

Better (IMO) to work on the anxiety part of things and respond appropriately to (potentially low) practice test scores. Or better still-- don't even evaluate them and shrug it off to your DD, explaining that HOW WELL she does isn't really a concern for you. This isn't like a school test. smile


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