Parents

=**PARENT TEST-SUPPORT STRATEGIES**= • Note test dates on your home calendar; schedule appointments on non-testing days. • Encourage your child to take responsibility for homework and class study. • Help you child learn how to find information independently. • Praise your child for work done well. • Encourage your child to ask questions at home and in class. • Get to know your child's teachers. • Attend parent-teacher conferences. • Confer with teachers on a regular basis for progress reports. • Gather available test preparation materials. • Assure your child knows that you value a good education.
 * Preparing for Testing**

• See that your child is rested and eats breakfast. • See that your child arrives at school on time and is relaxed. • Encourage your child to do the best work possible. • Do not send your child to school if illness is apparent. • Do not remove your child from school on test days for appointments.
 * Testing Day**

• Examine all test reports sent home. • Determine areas of strengths and weaknesses. • Praise your child's testing strengths and make a plan to address identified weaknesses. • See your child's principal, counselor or teacher if additional information is required.
 * After Testing**