- Article: "Test Stress"
This article explores the issue of school testing and offers advice for children on how to deal with “test stress.”
- IML Journal Page: "Test Stress"
These pages, designed for easy printing, encourage children to express themselves on the topic and can complement home or group discussion.
- “Test Stress” Word Search
This printable puzzle is a fun way to bring up and think about issues surrounding the subject.
Quick Discussion Guide:
Questions and suggestions for discussing this topic with your child.
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Books
Testing! Testing!: What Every Parent Should Know About School Tests
by W. James Popham
This book explores what the tests today’s kids are taking really mean -- and don't mean -- about children and their education. Topics covered include: the pros and cons of different kinds of tests and other educational assessments, how you can decide when tests are being used effectively and when they're not, and how both classroom tests and standardized tests are used and misused in judging your children and their school.
What Every Parent Needs to Know about Standardized Tests: How to Understand the Tests and Help Your Kids Score High! (Paperback)
by Joseph Harris
This book demystifies standardized tests for parents and arms them with the knowledge they need to help their kids score high.
Please also see Books for Kids.
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