| Before you go out and buy expensive IQ test | | | | without stressing out everyone in the family. |
| prep materials from companies such as Aristotle | | | | The most important "aha" in the book is the |
| Circle, Bright Kids NYC, or Kindergarten Test | | | | breakdown of the 7-abilities every IQ test covers |
| Study System, you might want to take a look at | | | | - language, knowledge, memory, math, cognitive, |
| Testing For Kindergarten, by Karen Quinn, which, | | | | visual-spatial, and fine motor skills. Once you |
| at $15, seems practically free compared to some | | | | understand these abilities, you can instill them in |
| of these costly products. | | | | your child in natural and fun ways that take no |
| In Testing For Kindergarten, Quinn talks about the | | | | extra time on your part. Quinn gives you a recipe |
| intelligence testing and how it only covers the kind | | | | for how to do that. |
| of intelligence you need for school success, not | | | | The author talks about how to get your child into |
| life success. | | | | the best private schools, gifted or GATE |
| The author covers all the different types of tests | | | | programs, charter or magnet school. As a former |
| your child may take for kindergarten, whether it | | | | admissions advisor, she shares tricks of the trade |
| is for private school admissions, gifted and | | | | to help your child stand out, but also tells you how |
| talented or GATE qualification, or testing for | | | | to evaluate for yourself which program is the |
| placement in slow, average, and advanced public | | | | best fit for your child and family. |
| school ability groups. | | | | Finally, the author covers what to do if your child |
| In the book, Quinn takes you through the six | | | | doesn't test well or has learning issues and how |
| most common IQ tests section-by-section (the | | | | you can access free help from your school district |
| OLSAT, WPPSI-III or ERB, Stanford Binet, | | | | for that. |
| Woodcock-Johnson test, Bracken Basic Concept | | | | All of this information is yours for just $15. IQ |
| Scale, and Kaufman Assessment Battery for | | | | test prep materials can cost as much as $500. |
| Children). She talks about what to expect when | | | | This book is a great place to start before you |
| your child is tested and how to get him ready | | | | invest in any do-it-yourself test prep product. |