[LM_NET] Test anxiety

[schulter <schulter@WTN.K12.SD.US>]

Does anyone know of any help out there for a student who is struggling with
test anxiety?  She's in fifht grade, and she's a pretty good student, but
continues to score low on her tests.  Take her math for example:  She scored
well above grade level on her STAR math test, as well way above normal for
her SAT testing last year.  In fact, Math shows to be her strongest area.
BUT, she has not gotten anything better than a 'D' on a test this year.  In
fact, they had a pretest on a review unit earlier, and she aced it.  Didn't
get a thing wrong.  BUT, when she took the post-test, she got a 'D-'!  I
don't know what to do for her.  We keep telling her she is smart, building
up the confidence, whatever, but she failed her last test horribly.  Are
there any great books or references out there that might be of use for this
girl?

THANKS!!


Raynette Schulte
Lincoln School Librarian
Watertown, SD
schulter@wtn.k12.sd.us

"To every complex situation, there is a simple solution.  But it's the wrong
solution."- Anonymous

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