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Get Involved!
Kids who are close to their parents are least likely to engage in risky behaviors. The more involved you are in your children’s lives, the more valued they will feel and the more likely they will be to respond to you.
- Establish “together time.” Establish a regular weekly routine for doing something special with your child – even something as simple as going out for ice cream.
- Don’t be afraid to ask where your kids are going, who they will be with and what they will be doing. Get to know your kid’s friends and their parents.
- Try to be there after school when your child gets home. Adult supervision is a must.
- Eat together as often as you can. Meals are a great opportunity to talk about the day’s events, to unwind, reinforce, bond. Studies show that kids whose families eat together at least 5 times a week are less likely to be involved with drugs or alcohol.
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Test Taking Tips
1. Get your child used to multiple choice questions.
2. Explain that some test questions will be unfamiliar.
3. These tests will be timed.
4. Remind your child to relax and do his best. |
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Prepared Test Takers
- Eat a healthy dinner the night before a test.
- Eat a good breakfast.
- Wear comfortable clothes. Wear your favorite color.
- Arrive at school on time.
- Relax and say "I can do my best!"
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Remember to Bring:
- Two #2 Pencils.
- Erasers.
- Glasses (if you wear them).
- Healthy Snack (grapes).
- Positive attitude.
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Do your best! "Test Wise" Tips
- Relax! You will do your best if you do not worry!
- Take it seriously; the results of the test help us to plan your education.
- Pay attention to all directions, written and oral.
- Read each question carefully.
- Follow your hunches, even if you are not 100% positive.
- Think twice before you change an answer. Your first response is more likely to be right.
- If you change an answer, completely erase the first one.
- If you get stuck on a problem, go to the next problem.
- Be sure to mark each answer in the correct place.
- Do not expect to be able to do all of the problems.
- If you have time, go back and check your answers.
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Work Carefully But Quickly |
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Attention Parents:
Thanks for discussing this with your child. Please resists temptations to pressure, and remember to encourage. Together we can help our children to do their best on tests.
Rochelle Edmonds
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