American children must be ready to learn from the first day of
school. And of course, preparing children for school is a
historic responsibility of parents. Test. It's a loaded word.
Important...something to care about...something that can mean so
much we get apprehensive thinking about it. Tests are important,
especially to school children. A test may measure a basic skill.
It can affect a year's grade. Or, if it measures the ability to
learn, it can affect a child's placement in school. So it's
important to do well on tests. Besides, the ability to do well
on tests can help throughout life in such things as getting a
driver's license, trying out for sports, or getting a job.
Without this ability, a person can be severely handicapped. Your
child can develop this ability. And you can help the child do
it. Just try the simple techniques developed through Office of
Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) research. It's
helpful for a child to understand why schools give tests. And to
know the different kinds