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[quote=Anonymous][quote]There are all sorts of educational activities that parents can do with their young children that don't involve sample ability test questions. [b]The school system is asking people not to use test prep courses and materials, not to avoid any kind of educationally enriching situation.  [/b]Test prep businesses woud have you believe that only their books and courses can increase your child's intelligence. All they do is increase a child's ability to take tests, not to actually do anything with their intelligence.

Instead of spending 30minutes a day with test prep, spend 30 minutes a day reading to your young child. Fairfax County has a fantastic library system with all sorts of resources- totally free to all of us. Exposure to good books enhances vocabulary and allows a child to hear grammatically correct sentence structure while learning about almost any type of content you can imagine. 
You can get way more bang for your buck with a library book and an armful of books than any test prep book you can buy! [/quote]

OK, Einstein.  As long as I don't buy any commercial materials I am fine; but, I can prepare my child with the knowledge I possess and make up my own form questions--even if these will mimic the test form?
You are going down a very slippery slope since many students who prepare are using non commercial methods for very effective prep!!  These students do not even use the County's fantastic library system with the plethora of resources.  Many prefer the comfort of their homes in front of the computer screen where the limits of the imagination and the world wide web are the only barriers to simulating any testing form or format you desire.[/quote]

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