The students continued their MAP test in the computer lab this week. Please make sure you go over these great test prep tips with your child(ren):
Talk with your child about the importance of giving their best effort during testing. The following thoughts will help you in preparing your child for being ready to give the test his or her all.
The night before:
The morning of the test:
After the test:
Talk with your child about the importance of giving their best effort during testing. The following thoughts will help you in preparing your child for being ready to give the test his or her all.
The night before:
- Help your child get to bed on time. Research shows that being well rested helps students do better.
- Help children resolve immediate arguments before going to bed.
- Keep your routine as normal as possible. Upsetting natural routines may make children feel insecure.
- Mention the test to show you’re interested, but don’t dwell on it.
- Plan ahead to avoid conflicts on the morning of the test.
The morning of the test:
- Get up early to avoid rushing. Be sure to have your child at school on time.
- Have your child eat a good breakfast but not a heavy one. Research shows that students do better if they have breakfast before they take tests.
- Be positive about the test. Acknowledge that tests can be hard and that they’re designed so that no one will know all of the answers. Explain that doing your best is what counts. The important thing is to make your child comfortable and confident about the test.
After the test:
- Talk to your child about his or her feelings about the test, making sure you acknowledge the effort such a task requires.
- Discuss what was easy and what was hard; discuss what your child learned from the test.
- Discuss what changes your child would make if he or she were to retake the test.
- Explain that performance on a test is not a condition for you to love your child. You love your child just for the person he or she is.