Ianfan, I think we are already friends!
Dottie is right. My daughter nailed that sucker. I still think it is a dumb dumb dumb test.
See my post above about asking her to SLOOOOOOOOW down while taking the test and take it seriously.
Here's another good test taking strategy for kids who *think too much*. Don't pick an answer until you read all the choices. If you think it could be either of two, start eliminating what the answer is NOT. Sometimes if they approach it backward it makes more sense.
Also tell her:
Don't be nervous, you are going to do great on it. Don't think of it as a test. Think of it as an "evaluation". The teachers want to see how much you know so they can make sure they start giving you work that is interesting and not too easy/boring. So make sure you try your best, but the teachers are going to see your score and know what we already know......you are a very bright little person!
She is going to do great. It just stinks that the schools sometimes rely so heavily on it and make it the "golden ticket" to these programs that some of these kids just NEED. It makes the parents crazy!
