Children who have articulation difficulties often have trouble with fine motor skills. If your child is having a hard time holding a crayon correctly, try building up the strength of the writing fingers/tripod grasp with these types of activities: 1) Encourage your child to … [Read more...]
Making Connections While Reading
Improve your child's comprehension when reading picture books together by encouraging your child to think about what they already know to make connections. Text to Self Connections - When a meaningful event comes up in a story, such as Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, … [Read more...]
Tips for Virtual Kindergarten Admissions Testing and Interview Days
Before T&E or FLI Assessments and Interviews - Tips for the parent/caregiver: If your child is a morning person, schedule the test in the morning. If your child needs a couple of hours to be fully alert, schedule testing later in the day. Wireless headphones are … [Read more...]
Getting Ready for NYC Kindergarten Admission Assessments 2022-2023
Three assessments were used this year, along with kindergarten interviews: The Thinking and Engagement Assessment, or the T&E - required by schools such as Dalton, Trinity, Nightingale, Sacred Heart, Collegiate, Chapin, Brearley, and other schools that are listed on the … [Read more...]
Prepare Your Preschooler for the T&E Assessment
The Thinking and Engagement Assessment, or the T&E, is a Zoom-based assessment for New York City private school kindergarten admissions 2020-2021. A list of schools that require the T&E test as well as other important details, can be found on the Parents League … [Read more...]
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