Narrate your child’s life on the Road to the OLSAT

Posted on August 7, 2009. Filed under: education | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I receive many phone calls and emails from parents of children that are sometimes younger than 18 months asking what they can do to prepare for school and give their child some “EDGE”.

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OLSAT, ERB, SB5 : Private and Public School Information Workshop for Parents

Posted on July 24, 2009. Filed under: ERB, New York, OLSAT, education | Tags: , , |

Parent Information Workshop
We are holding one last workshop in September due to the calls and emails we have received from parents that missed our workshops in May, June and July.
To be held on Sept. 9th, 2009 at 6 – 7:30 PM in Lower Manhattan at The Barclay Street School, 6 Barclay St. We do [...]

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Improving Memory to Increase IQ Scores – Will this Help Your Child with the ERB, OLSAT or Stanford-Binet?

Posted on July 17, 2009. Filed under: ERB, New York, OLSAT, education | Tags: , , , , , , |

Did you get that? …. “working memory can be improved by training.” Many of the games we play through Play Prep focus on improving working memory…

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OLSAT, ERB, SB5 : Private and Public School Information Workshop for Parents

Posted on June 12, 2009. Filed under: ERB, New York, OLSAT, education | Tags: , , , , |

How to Improve Your Child’s Skill Set for the Long Road to the SAT

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OLSAT ERB and SB5 test prep : We have seen the tests!

Posted on June 11, 2009. Filed under: ERB, New York, OLSAT, education | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

There is not one test prep company, except for Manhattan Edge, anywhere in New York that has this information and the ability to deliver it.

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ERB and OLSAT Testing : Back in the Saddle

Posted on June 8, 2009. Filed under: ERB, New York, OLSAT, education | Tags: , , , , , |

I just got back from a conference on testing for Kindergarten admissions and heard the criteria (also arguments for and against) for the various tests including our formidable NYC OLSAT, the local ERB’s WPPSI and the Stanford-Binet 5.  I felt very proud of our achievements in the past two years in finding the right mix [...]

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The Path to Genius – Does Stanford-Binet Lead the Way?

Posted on May 4, 2009. Filed under: ERB, New York, education | Tags: , , , |

…true genius is achieved through hard work and the love of learning…
What Mozart had, we now believe, was the same thing Tiger Woods had — the ability to focus for long periods of time and a father intent on improving his skills.

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OLSAT scores : Time to pass while we await Results

Posted on April 29, 2009. Filed under: ERB, OLSAT, education | Tags: , , |

We are all awaiting the news from our dear friends at the NYC Board of Education. Hearts will be broken and families disrupted as the burden of Real Estate over development has pushed everyone into this chase. Many brand new buildings in my neighborhood of Battery Park and Tribeca have new families in shock that [...]

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Interview with an OLSAT Tester in NYC

Posted on June 1, 2008. Filed under: education | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I recently had dinner with a person that gives the OLSAT tests to 4 year olds for the New York City public school system. This person must remain anonymous. It will enlighten many NYC parents though to hear this person’s thoughts as many internet chat rooms and message boards have been buzzing about the injustice [...]

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