Testing for Kindergarten: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Ace the Tests for: Public School Placement, Private School Admissions, Gifted Program Qualification Illustrated Edition, Kindle Edition

For parents who want to make sure their little darlings will ace any test they might be given, it is an excellent book and I do recommend it. I disagreed with her on a few points however. She says toddlers who have learned to recognize words aren't really reading. If recognizing words is not really reading, what is? Also, many schools systems are not into testing as much as New York. It is expensive to do a good job of testing and it simply isn't taken seriously everywhere

If your child is 4 or younger and you see IQ testing in her future, this book will offer some helpful advice for how to prepare in very gentle, general ways. It also talks about some tests specifically. The book may help you decide whether you even want to bother with all of this stuff, and whether it's necessary depending on what the schools are like where you live. I think I got this book a little too late- it would have been helpful before the Weschler, which I was woefully naïve about (but that's another story). After reading half of this book I have decided to avoid the whole testing thing until much later. My decision was aided by this book, but it helps that we seem to have viable options for my daughter that will not involve IQ testing.

I do not live in an area where school is as highly competitive as it is in bigger cities, but still am concerned that my child will be placed in the most advanced class that he is capable of. I have always had a mistrust of entrance tests because of the stories I hear now and again about my former Montessori classmate showed how just being smart alone doesn't make you prepared for school. This child was touted by those at the school as brilliant but the findings at his first grade placement testing were totally opposite. In just one scenario, the child sensed the teacher was not patient so when listing all the animals he could think of he cut it short for her by offering examples by category such as a mammal, an amphibian, and so on...and thus his list was short and he was labeled a dummy. Though I do not need to excessively coach my child for kindergarten greatness I want to be sure that he has a fair shot at a good education within his genuine ability level. I have a long ways to go before any placement test but I was curious as to what my child should be prepared for.Ultimately this book teaches parents not merely to coach for a test but how to measure their own child's ability and learn their strengths and short comings. It gives action plans for parents to engage their child and even maps out a learning plan. Even though I am not trying to get my child into an elite program this book is a great tool for me to see where I can help boost him up and where he already excels so I can encourage and stimulate his "gifts". I have found little blurbs and tools but this book is a great road map. It has also allowed me to see that the school we chose for him is indeed contributing to his learning and academic success for the future.

This is not one of but THE book to read if you have small children and are preparing them to take one of the IQ tests out there for entrance into kindergarten.Although the title of this book is "Testing for Kindergarten," it actually teaches a parent the building blocks for a great relationship with one's child, which is the foundation for learning.I wish I had this book to read when I was pregnant with my son five years ago; alongside all the pregnancy books I read, I think all the tips and advice in Testing for Kindergarten would have added to the excitement of bringing a child into this world and of being a parent, and taking the role of being my child's first teacher seriously and earnestly.As a mom, you spend a lot of time with your child, often not knowing what to do, what games to play or what to talk to them about. When my son was a baby, I wasn't thinking about the day when he will be given an IQ test, but the day is soon approaching.While I greatly recommend this book to any mom or dad that is about to have children, I actually only got it a month ago, and I can truly say it has changed my approach to rearing my son (and daughter). I want to have fun with them, I want to teach them, because what the author does (Karen Quinn) is show you that learning can be incorporated in everyday activities that you do with your child. So now if I am walking with my son I talk to him, I point things out, I ask him questions. Maybe I did all that before, but having read Testing for Kindergarten, I am doing things in an informed way that will benefit my child academically and in life.I can't say enough of this book. There is much much more in the book than what I wrote about here. She gives so much information about the tests themselves (OLSAT, Bracken, Wechsler, Stanford-Binet, and Tag programs, and others)that is so hard to find anywhere else. I feel so lucky to have found this book and strongly recommend it.

This book and it's author is a great help to my homeschooling efforts.It has pertinent information and full of inspiring advices . The author now has dedicated her cause to test prep forkindergarten entry and sell products online. I think regardless of the testing needs this book provides valuable home sources for earlyeducation and parenting. To me it is an eye opener and I started to talk more details to my infant and spend more time tutoring my preschooler at home.in many fronts.

Interesting and informative book. Mainly confirming what I am already doing with my child, nice to know we're on the right track. Written in concise chapters with good examples and exercises at the end of each chapter. If you have toddlers and are interested in their future, you need this book.

This is a great tip book for parenting. It is much more than just a test preparation book. I have read a lot of parenting articles and books and I really liked the condensed tips and real world advice in this book. A recent tip to get your kids to talk was to comment to them instead of ask questions. It works with my 4 year old son.

More test for children would have been nice

Nice book.But she needs to write more for 6 to 10 year old on stanford binet intelligence and other forms of IQ measurements - lots of exercises to promote fluidic intelligence, out of the box thinking, lateral thinking, working memory will be good...English is a great language.But that need not be a measure of our IQ.There are more important parameters like computing skills, mental maths, pattern recognition etc...

Well written and insightful into what is needed for Kindergarten and various tests to get your child accepted.A wide spectrum of ideas and various methods to help your child cope with the exa situation itself.Would definitely recommend it if you are looking for a sensible book without wanting to "overfeed" your little one's brain.Lots of good exercises and ideas for games to strengthen your child's individual strengths and help him develop in areas where he is not so developed.