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| Author's Note | |
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| The Secret World of Kindergarten Testing | |
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| What Educators Know and Parents Don't | |
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| Confessions of a Mom Who Had to Figure This Out for Herself | |
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| This Is Not About Kinder-cramming | |
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| Why Preparing for Kindergarten Testing Is Not �Cheating� | |
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| The Scoop on Intelligence Testing | |
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| What Takes Place Behind Closed Doors | |
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| The 7 Abilities of Highly Successful Kindergarteners | |
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| What Every Test Measures and Your Child Needs to Know: Language, Knowledge/Comprehension, Memory, Mathematics, Visual-Spatial, Cognitive, and Fine-Motor Skills | |
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| What Is on the Test? | |
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| Breaking Down the Most Common Tests, Section by Section | |
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| Prepare your Child to Succeed-At Tests and in Life | |
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| Milestones That Matter for School Success | |
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| How to Recognize What Your Child Is Ready to Learn | |
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| Sneak Learning into the Moments You Already Spend with Your Child | |
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| No Extra Time Needed! | |
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| Reading to Build All 7 Abilities | |
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| Read Aloud in a New Way to Supercharge Your Child's Intellect | |
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| Instruments to Strengthen All 7 Abilities | |
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| Playing an Instrument: The Secret, Almost Automatic Way to a Smarter Child | |
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| Conversing to Support 6 Abilities | |
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| The �Right� and �Wrong� Ways to Have a Conversation (This Chapter Alone Could Be Worth 38 IQ Points!) | |
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| Language and More | |
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| The Biggest, Most Common Mistake Parents Make: Not Teaching Their Child to Listen and Respond | |
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| Knowledge/Comprehension | |
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| It's All Here-Everything Your Child Must Know for Testing! | |
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| Memory: You Must Remember This… | |
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| Kid-Tested Techniques for Strengthening Memory | |
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| Mathematics | |
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| Natural Ways to Bring Out Your Child's Inner Math Geek | |
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| Visual-Spatial Reasoning | |
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| How This Little-Understood Ability Impacts Your Child's School Success-and What You Can Do to Build It | |
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| Cognitive Skills | |
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| What It Really Takes to Raise a Baby Einstein (Hint: It's Not on a DVD) | |
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| Fine-Motor Skills | |
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| Secrets Occupational Therapists Use to Get Children's Fingers to Do the Walking | |
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| Beyond Testing Success | |
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| The 5 Must-Have Skills Every Child Needs to Succeed in Life | |
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| How to Get Started | |
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| Activity Plans Even the Busiest Parents Can Manage | |
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| What these Tests Really Mean: How your Child's Test Scores will Affect the Options Available to her | |
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| Your Best Public School Options | |
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| Gifted Programs, Magnet and Charter Schools | |
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| Getting Past the Velvet Rope | |
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| Private School Admissions | |
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| How Public Schools Use Testing | |
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| The Down-and-Dirty Dish on Ability Tracking | |
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| Testing for Support Services for Children with Delays | |
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| Early Intervention and Special Education | |
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| A Few Parting Words | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Breaking Down Three More Tests, Section by Section | |
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| Games and Activities: Crib Notes | |
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| The 25 Most Important Life Lessons: Post This on Your Refrigerator | |
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| Recommended Books for Parents | |
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| Index | |