| A common question that appears on | | | | 1. What is the name of the black dog? Bronco |
| Stanford-Binet test assesses your child's thinking, | | | | 2. What is the name of the white dog? Honey |
| memory, and expressive language skills. This test | | | | 3. What do these two dogs like to do together? |
| is often used across the country to qualify | | | | Kiss |
| children for gifted and talented or GATE program | | | | 4. What shape does Honey like to walk in? Circle |
| admissions. The child is shown a picture and is | | | | 5. When Honey walks in a circle, how does she |
| asked, tell me what is happening in this picture? | | | | feel? Happy |
| What else? In this video, my dogs Olive and | | | | 6. How many kisses did Bronco give Honey in the |
| Bronco are acting out a little story. Watch it with | | | | video? 6 |
| your child and read the words. Then ask her, | | | | 7. Does Honey walk in a straight line when she's |
| "What is happening?" "Can you tell me more?" | | | | happy? No. |
| The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) | | | | Can you draw a straight line on this piece of |
| assesses your child's language and memory skills. | | | | paper? |
| This test is also used across the country to | | | | 8. Does Honey walk in a square when she's |
| qualify children for gifted and talented or GATE | | | | happy? No. |
| program admissions. The child is shown a photo or | | | | Can you draw a square on this piece of paper? |
| drawing of three dogs (for example). One is | | | | (If your child can't do this, draw 4 dots for her to |
| named "Boo," one is named "Ga Ga," and the | | | | connect) |
| other is "Luna." The child is told that Boo enjoys | | | | 9. Does Honey walk in a triangle when she's |
| chasing cats, Ga Ga enjoys eating bugs, and Luna | | | | happy? No. |
| enjoys digging. Then the child is asked, "What | | | | Can you draw a triangle on this piece of paper? |
| does Ga Ga enjoy?" "What does Boo enjoy?" | | | | (If your child can't do this, draw 3 dots for her to |
| "What does Luna enjoy?" The child has to listen | | | | connect) |
| carefully because the question can't be repeated | | | | 10. Does Honey walk in a circle when she's happy? |
| (since receptive language and memory skills are | | | | YES! |
| being assessed). | | | | Can you draw a circle on this piece of paper? |
| In this video, my dogs Olive and Honey act out a | | | | How did your child do? If he didn't do as well as |
| little story. As your child watches this video, read | | | | you hoped, you might take a look at some of the |
| the words to him. Then, ask him the questions | | | | test prep materials that are out there to get your |
| below to see if he was paying attention: [note: if | | | | child ready for kindergarten admissions testing. |
| you don't have the video and would like to see it, | | | | Practice ahead of time will make a difference on |
| visit | | | | how your child performs. |