insideKENT Magazine Issue 72 - March 2018 | Page 111

EDUCATION
GALORE PARK
PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR PRE-TEST
AND 11+ EXAMS
When your child is busy with homework and
after-school activities it is tempting to wait
until the last few months to concentrate on
preparation for these tests – but this can be a
mistake.
BUILDING FAMILIARITY TAKES TIME
Familiarity with a new subject or situation is
the key to facing any new challenge with
confidence, and the 11+ tests are no different.
These exams are testing your child’s ability
to think through problems, and crossword
puzzles are a good analogy; you can’t train
somebody to solve crosswords but practice
can improve your speed and ability to
solve them.
Introducing this learning process into
family life 12–18 months ahead of the tests
builds your child’s confidence in much the
same way and consequently leads to a greater
chance of success.
CHOOSING THE CORRECT RESOURCES
Most products target specific tests, such as GL
or CEM, although many independent schools
set their own more challenging exams
meaning these standard products can be
pitched too low. An additional problem is that
test providers introduce new question formats
each year, which these resources do not cover.
Pre-tests are often delivered online and
may be adaptive. This means that if a question
is answered correctly, a more challenging
question is set. Children who excel in these
tests work quickly and accurately and can
consistently answer the most challenging
questions.
GALORE PARK’S NEW FLAGSHIP 11+ SERIES
represents the new wave of publishing
designed to support children through entrance
exams for Independent schools and adaptive
testing.
Revision Guides work in separate topics
designed for short bursts of study.
Workbooks (three for each subject) contain
practice for the different question types and
formats they are likely to encounter, leading
to greater accuracy and faster response times.
Practice Papers, based on previous 11+
tests in different formats, are designed for
children to practise working through a paper
in test conditions for their final preparation.
Galore Park specialises in preparation for
11+ and 13+ Common Entrance exams and
leads the market in textbooks for pupils
studying at independent schools.
www.galorepark.co.uk
020 3122 6405
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