At www.anotheryoungscholar.com we understand that many parents are unaware that in some private pre-schools there are two exams administered to your child at the end of February or March. These two exams are called the OLSAT and the BSRA. OLSAT® and Otis-Lennon School Ability Test® are registered trademarks of NCS Pearson. The BSRA is called the Bracken School Readiness Assessment. The recommendations made here are those of thinktonight and are not endorsed by NCS Pearson. Making recommendations for Pre K children is difficult. Your Pre K child may be a three year old with no formal learning exposure or a four year old in a formal Pre K program studying a K curriculum or somewhere in between. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC we have a test preparation program geared towards pre-school age children that will fully prepare them for the OLSAT and the BSRA exams.

For the OLSAT we will expose your children to verbal and non-verbal reasoning activities. The Building Thinking Skills series is a great place to start. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC. Our tutors are familiar with different activities and strategies to help your child achieve academic success on these exams.

NCS Pearson suggests Building Thinking Skills Beginning (also for the typical 3-4 year old but less comprehensive and a book rather than a kit with manipulative's) or Building Thinking Skills Primary (for the typical child in Gr K-1). Ignore the writing actives in Building Thinking Skills Primary. Your child can just tell you the answers. Your gifted child may even be ready for Level 1 of Building Thinking Skills (for the typical child in Gr 2-3). As with the Primary level don't expect written answers at this stage. Scribe for them, allow them to just tell you the answer or choose the software. Finally if your child needs more practice with non-verbal reasoning Hands on Thinking Skills contains additional activities in this area.

At www.anotheryoungscholar.com we are ready, willing, and able to get your child fully pre-pared for the OLSAT and the BSRA exams. Call us at 1-877-3-TEACH-ME and find out about our free one-on-one analysis.




 Parents Don't Forget The NYS ELA Exam

Over the past few months there has been a lot of talk and inquiries about test preparation for the OLSAT and the BSRA, which will be taking place in February and March of next year. There is another state exam coming up that your young scholars need to be prepared for, it's the ELA. The New York State English Language Arts exam. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we understand the importance of the New York State English Language Arts exam. We have NYS certified specialists who teach towards the individual needs of your child, while following the NYS Standards. The NYS ELA tests your child's ability to think creatively, make informed reasoned judgments, critiquing, analyzing, and inventing through language. As children, adults, and parents it is important to communicate effectively by using the NYS English Language Arts Standards. The NYS ELA Standards include: Information and Understanding, Literary Response and Expression, Critical Analysis and Evaluation, and Social Interaction. As a result, a passing score on the NYS ELA will allow your child to be better prepared for a successful high school career. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we offer a free assessment that determines your child's strengths and weaknesses. Our tutors devise an academic plan with the parent, to re-mediate your child's deficits.  At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we offer home-bound tutoring for all New York State Exams. Parents please be advised that the NYS ELA examination takes place the second week of January, right after the Christmas break. Please don't let your child slip through the cracks. Let Another Young Scholar Tutoring, prepare them to successfully pass the NYS ELA.


   NYS Science Exam

The last topic we discussed with www.anotheryoungscholar.com was the NYS Math Exam. Last week grades 3-6 took the NYS Math exam. This week grades 6-8 completed there NYS Math Exam. As the week comes to an end our young scholars are about to embark on another adventure through science. On April 30, 2009 grades 4 and 8 are going to take the NYS Science Exam. In grade 4, the NYS Science exam is administered in two elements. The first element consists of a one-hour multiple choice section. The multiple choice questions focus on the NYS Science Standards, which include each student’s knowledge in the categories of: Scientific Inquiry, Information Systems, The Living Environment, Interconnectedness, and Interdisciplinary Problem Solving. The NYS Standards also touch upon the categories of science, mathematics, and technology at the elementary level. The second element of this exam is devised into three stations which take about an hour to complete. These stations are also based on the NYS Science Standards, but assess the student’s ability to experiment, make predictions, and execute scientific inquiry procedures. These hands on scientific experiments will begin April 8 and end May 8, 2009. The NYS Science exam is based on the performance levels of 1-4. Levels 1 and 2 are below grade level or approaching grade level. Levels 3 and 4 are meeting grade level and exceeding grade level. At www.anotheryoungscholar.com we are fully aware of the NYS Science Standards and our teachers are NYS Certified. Our teachers specialize in the area of Scientific Inquiry for grade K-12. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC we assess your child’s areas of need through inquiry based lessons. At www.anotheryoungscholar.com we are able to isolate the areas of weakness in science and remediate these deficits in order for your child to be successful on the NYS Science Exam. Let Another Young Scholar, LLC help your young scientist meet the NYS goals for Grades K-12.