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Mrs. M. Callaghan
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Monday, February 25, 2013

ISAT Tips for Students and Parents


ISAT Tips for Students and How Parents Can Help

Tips for Students
Get a good night's sleep the night before the test. Eat a light breakfast (example:
cereal, bagel and juice). This will help you be at your best for the exam.
Read each question carefully before selecting your answer.
If you don't know the answer, mark that question and them come back to it.
Use a pencil and scrap paper to work out math problems. Don't try to do them in
your head.
Don't second guess yourself! You probably know more than you give yourself
credit for.
Relax! If you find yourself getting uptight, take a few deep breaths and exhale
slowly through your mouth.
Most importantly, just do your best!

How Parents Can Help
Regular attendance, being on time, good nutrition, and adequate rest are
essential components for your student's successful academic performance.
Ensure that your student eats a healthy breakfast. Avoid heavy foods that may
make the child groggy and high sugar foods that may make the student hyper.
Add test dates to your home calendar; schedule appointments on non-testing
days.
Talk to your child positively about testing. Explain that tests are how teachers,
schools, and districts measure how well they are teaching and how well students
are learning. The results are used to improve education. Tell your student about
"standardized" tests that use the same standards to measure student learning across
our state or even the entire country.
Provide a quiet, well- lit, comfortable place for studying at home.
Become involved in your student’s education by maintaining regular contact with
teachers, monitoring homework and providing books and magazines for your
student to read at home.
Don't place too much emphasis on test scores. Too much pressure can result in
"test anxiety", a fearful condition where a student worries excessively about a test,
losing confidence in their abilities and becoming very self-critical. Encourage
your student. Students who feel good about themselves will do better on tests than
students who are afraid of failure.

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