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Bracken: Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) Test Prep Book Now Available on Amazon

Today test prep company Bright Kids released its new Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) test prep workbook on Amazon.  A lot of folks have been seeking help with the Bracken since it is one of the tests the Department of Education (DoE) currently uses to assess giftedness.  Luckily now there are two workbooks available.  To … Continue reading Bracken: Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) Test Prep Book Now Available on Amazon

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OLSAT, ERB, Stanford-Binet Workbooks all Available

Bright Kids NYC is your one-stop shop for test prep workbooks for the OLSAT, ERB, and Stanford-Binet.  The company has expanded its test prep workbook line on Amazon.  Check out what's now available.  These workbooks are selling like hotcakes. OLSAT and Stanford-Binet  (OLSAT is for G & T, Stanford-Binet is for Hunter Elementary) OLSAT Practice … Continue reading OLSAT, ERB, Stanford-Binet Workbooks all Available

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Abacus Guide to Schooling, Enrichment, and Parenting

For a limited time, email info(at)abacusguide.com for your free subscription to our monthly newsletter, Abacus Guide to Schooling, Enrichment, and Parenting.  We'll keep you up-to-date on all the latest admissions, test prep, enrichment and parenting trends.

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Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) Test Prep Book Now Available on Amazon

Today test prep company Aristotle Circle released its new Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) test prep workbook on Amazon.  A lot of folks have been seeking help with the Bracken since it is one of the tests the Department of Education (DoE) currently uses to assess giftedness.  To order your copy, Aristotle Circle Bracken School … Continue reading Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) Test Prep Book Now Available on Amazon

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Bestselling Recommended Kindergarten Readiness Books, Toys, and Videos

To help you assemble your library and toy box, here are Abacus Guide's recommended books, toys, and videos that parents preparing their kids for kindergarten entry in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Riverdale, and Westchester are buying now: Magna-Tiles Translucent Colors Click Magazine Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten Richard … Continue reading Bestselling Recommended Kindergarten Readiness Books, Toys, and Videos

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Private School Kindergarten Essay: What Not to Write (Part One)

Fictional Parent Statement Navy School There are many four-year-olds in this city.  But none compare to Tempo Knickerbocker, beloved daughter of Cappy and Bill Knickerbocker. (In case you are wondering, we are the Knickerbocker family, originally settling in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam in 1665.) Since birth, Tempo demonstrated exceptional promise and precocity.  She reached all developmental milestones … Continue reading Private School Kindergarten Essay: What Not to Write (Part One)

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Redshirting: More Parents Postponing Kindergarten

Pamela Paul, author of Parenting, Inc., an expose about the rising (and often unnecessary) costs of modern parenting, turns her attention in the Times to another parenting trend: redshirting.  More parents are holding their children back because of societal pressure, and because of the demands placed by today's kindergarten.

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OLSAT Test Prep: Bestselling NYC Public Schools Admissions, OLSAT, and Bracken Test Prep Books

Right now, the Department of Education (DOE) uses the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and the Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) to assess giftedness.  Thanks to widespread prepping, that system may change.  According to The New York Times, Mr. Sternberg said the city would soon request proposals for “a different kind of test” for 2012 “that … Continue reading OLSAT Test Prep: Bestselling NYC Public Schools Admissions, OLSAT, and Bracken Test Prep Books

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NYC Kindergarten and ERB: Bestselling ERB Test Prep and NYC Private Schools Admissions Books

To help you assemble your library, here are the books that parents applying to Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Riverdale private schools are buying now: ERB Test Prep Workbooks and Guides: Aristotle Circle ERB Test Prep Workbook Bright Kids ERB Test Prep Workbook Private Schools Guidebooks: Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools Manhattan … Continue reading NYC Kindergarten and ERB: Bestselling ERB Test Prep and NYC Private Schools Admissions Books

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Kindergarten ERB Test Preparation: ERB Test Prep Flood Continues: Workbooks, Books, Toys Galore

Some years ago almost nobody prepped for the ERB (WPPSI), the private school kindergarten admissions test. Then some savvy moms started picking up a few educational workbooks and toys like Mighty Mind , Block Buddies and  BrainQuest. It was still pretty touch and go. Not anymore. Everything changed in 2009.  Two companies--Bright Kids and Aristotle Circle published ERB prep workbooks, essentially giving parents access … Continue reading Kindergarten ERB Test Preparation: ERB Test Prep Flood Continues: Workbooks, Books, Toys Galore