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Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking Grades 6-9
Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking Grades 6-9
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In our current education environment, test taking is more important than ever. It's not enough to learn the material; children must apply what they've learned to the standardized test by which their progress is judged. This title unlocks essential test taking skills which can be used to excel in testing. A must for anyone helping children understand the important thinking strategies in all test taking areas, Gruber's Guide helps you realize a child's true potential.
This is the only book that gives children the top test-taking skills, featuring:
Development of critical-thinking skills that last a lifetime
Specific preparation for the SSAT, CTBS, ITBS, CAT, ERB, MAT, PSAT, SAT and Stanford Achievement Tests
Foolproof methods for zeroing in on correct answers
Key math rules, concepts and shortcuts children need to know to take any test successfully
Essential grammar rules and vocabulary lists required for all standardized tests
Proven reading comprehension techniques
Easy-to-learn strategies for reducing test-taking anxiety in children
Practical methods for showing children how to realize their true potential
Gruber's methods are a true confidence developer for children. After working with
Gruber's Essential Guide
with their own children parents often wish that they had been have been exposed to this material when they were in school.
"His methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve."
-Library Journal
"Gary Gruber is the most prominent guru of test preparation."
-Chicago Tribune
"Dr. Gruber is recognized nationally as the leading expert on the SAT and originator of the critical thinking skills necessary for use on standardized tests. His results have been lauded throughout the country and his personal presentation of his methods spreads 'contagious enthusiasm' like an epidemic with his audiences."
-PBS
Introduction to Parents
A Word About the Psychology of Working With Your Child
What Parents Should Know About Standardized Tests
Four General Test-Taking Skills
Verbal Strategies
Analogies
Vocabulary
Sentence Completions
Reading Comprehension (Two Strategies)
Writing Ability
Math Strategies
Note to Parents
Basic Math Stategies
Quantitative Comparisons
Math Refresher/Review (Essential Math Skills)
Appendix A: Hot Prefixes and Roots
Appendix B: The Dangers of National School Entrance Testing
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