Because many of you are new to SOLs and ALL of your third graders are new to taking SOLs, I wanted to share bits of an article I read that might help your child.

Managing Test Anxiety:  Ideas for Students by Jim Wright

- Create a quiet, neat study area without distractions
- Make a study schedule with time set aside for fun activities also
- Create a study group with friends at BASE or around your neighborhood
- Pretend you are the teacher and teach the information to a friend
- Set aside time each day to study rather than waiting until the day before
- Make flashcards
- Create acronyms or acrostics like (D for Deciduous and Dying or Drop to know a deciduous tree  drops its leaves)
- Tell yourself you can do it!
- Take practice exams (you can go to http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/ to click on different content areas)
- Relax during the test!

And now the time moves quickly before our eyes!

We are finishing up content in the next few weeks and will then begin reviewing for the SOL tests.

Please look at each content tab as well as the dates section of this page.

Have a great week!