Testing for Kindergarten
Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Ace the Tests for: Public School Placement, Private School Admissions, Gifted Program Qualification
Published on 6. July 2010
272 pages
978-1-4165-9676-9 (ISBN)
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The first and only guide to preparing a child for kindergarten testing, from an expert in teaching parents how to work with their children.
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Karen Quinn
Testing for Kindergarten
Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Ace the Tests For: Public School Placement, Private School Admissions, Gifted Program Qualification, a Parent's Guide
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07/2010
Touchstone Books
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Karen Quinn has tutored scores of children and taught hundreds of parents how to work with their own kids to prepare them for the rigorous kindergarten admissions tests for Manhattan's most in-demand programs. She has been a featured expert on school admissions on ABC's 20/20 and The View and in The New York Times, Forbes, Redbook, Woman's Day, and more. Karen is also the author of three novels: Holly Would Dream, The Ivy Chronicles and Wife in the Fast Lane. She lives in Miami, FL with her husband and two children. Visit her at www.karenquinn.net.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Author's Note
- Part I: The Secret World of Kindergarten Testing
- 1. What Educators Know and Parents Don't
- 2. This Is Not About Kinder-cramming
- 3. The Scoop on Intelligence Testing
- 4. The 7 Abilities of Highly Successful Kindergarteners
- 5. What Is on the Test?
- Part II: Prepare Your Child to Succeed-At Tests and in Life
- 6. Milestones That Matter for School Success
- 7. Sneak Learning into the Moments You Already Spend with Your Child
- 8. Reading to Build All 7 Abilities
- 9. Instruments to Strengthen All 7 Abilities
- 10. Conversing to Support 6 Abilities
- 11. Language and More
- 12. Knowledge/Comprehension
- 13. Memory: You Must Remember This . . .
- 14. Mathematics
- 15. Visual-Spatial Reasoning
- 16. Cognitive Skills
- 17. Fine-Motor Skills
- 18. Beyond Testing Success
- 19. How to Get Started
- Part III: What These Tests Really Mean: How Your Child's Test Scores Will Affect the Options Available to Her
- 20. Your Best Public School Options
- 21. Getting Past the Velvet Rope
- 22. How Public Schools Use Testing
- 23. Testing for Support Services for Children with Delays
- A Few Parting Words
- Acknowledgments
- Appendixes
- I: Breaking Down Three More Tests, Section by Section
- II: Games and Activities: Crib Notes
- III: The 25 Most Important Life Lessons: Post This on Your Refrigerator
- IV: Recommended Books for Parents
- About the Author
- Index
- Copyright
