Make sure that your child is well rested and eats breakfast.

See that your child arrives at school on time and is relaxed.

Comfort counts: send a sweater if it’s a cool day, or dress in layers for a warm day.

Send along all the needed tools—sharpened pencils, pens, rulers, etc.

Encourage your child to do the best work possible and to have a positive attitude.

Encourage your child to listen/read carefully to all test-taking directions and to ask questions if any directions are unclear.

Remind your child not to get stuck on any one test question. Move on to other questions and return to the difficult one later.

Encourage your child to check answers for accuracy if time permits.