{"id":7202,"date":"2017-02-22T16:09:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T00:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=7202"},"modified":"2017-03-15T15:28:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T22:28:24","slug":"how-to-set-your-child-up-for-educational-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/how-to-set-your-child-up-for-educational-success\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Your Child up for Educational Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingmom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/how-to-set-your-child-up-for-educational-success\/testingmom_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TestingMom_logo.png?fit=304%2C62&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"304,62\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TestingMom_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TestingMom_logo.png?fit=304%2C62&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TestingMom_logo.png?resize=304%2C62&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"304\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TestingMom_logo.png?w=304&amp;ssl=1 304w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TestingMom_logo.png?resize=300%2C61&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I was a kid, I excelled in school. \u00a0I did really well on classroom projects and got high test scores. \u00a0Standardized tests, however, were another story. \u00a0I didn\u2019t do too well on them, which, at the time, made me question my intelligence and confidence. \u00a0As an adult and parent, I now understand that success is a direct result of exposure and practice. \u00a0Looking back on my childhood, it wasn\u2019t that I didn\u2019t \u201ctest well\u201d &#8211; I just wasn\u2019t familiar with the particular style of testing commonly found on standardized tests.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helpful resources available today, I can avoid that issue with my child. \u00a0I recently learned about <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingmom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TestingMom.com<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a website with a TON of testing resources, quizzes, and games for parents and their children. \u00a0The materials on TestingMom.com are targeted for children aged Pre-K through 8th grade, and are completely customizable. \u00a0If you have more than one child, you don\u2019t need a separate account. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> choose as many grade-appropriate levels as you like. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> there is also an online tutor (which counts as \u201capproved screen time\u201d in my book).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a parent of a soon-to-be preschooler, I can use the tests to gauge what my daughter excels <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or needs to work on in areas such as reading, math, and vocabulary. \u00a0These tests can help me determine whether she is \u201ckindergarten ready\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0Most private schools require passing a test, so using these tests will help me determine if she is eligible or not. \u00a0Even though we are 80% sure she will attend the public school in our neighborhood, it will be nice to know if we could even consider a private school. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of private or public school attendance, standardized testing is inevitable. TestingMom.com keeps parents informed, prepared, and equipped with resources for their child\u2019s educational success. Read\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingmom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TestingMom.com<\/a><\/strong> reviews and hear success stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get started with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingmom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TestingMom.com<\/strong><\/a> by downloading 100 Free Skill Building Practice Questions for Pre-K to 8th Graders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingmom.com\/testing-mom-reviews\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.shareasale.com\/image\/64968\/600x320_00.png?resize=600%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>This post has been sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingmom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TestingMom.com<\/a>. \u00a0The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own. <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a kid, I excelled in school. \u00a0I did really well on classroom projects and got high test scores. \u00a0Standardized tests, however, were another story. \u00a0I didn\u2019t do too well on them, which, at the time, made me question my intelligence and confidence. \u00a0As an adult and parent, I now understand that success [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[906],"tags":[1218,1366,265,721,101,1365,1372],"class_list":["post-7202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-announcements","tag-education","tag-grade-school","tag-online","tag-preschool","tag-resource","tag-testing","tag-tminfluencer","eq-blocks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p46LgQ-1Sa","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10848,"url":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/test-prep-with-test-tutor-publishing\/","url_meta":{"origin":7202,"position":0},"title":"Test Prep with TEST TUTOR Publishing","author":"westsidemommy","date":"October 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The following is a paid, sponsored post for Test Tutor Publishing Gifted and Talented Testing Growing up, I attended both public and private school. 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