1. Ensure that your child gets a good night's sleep before the test

2. Make sure your child has a nutritious breakfast on test days

3. Send a light snack for your child if he/she needs something to eat on the longer testing days to maintain energy

4. Discuss with your child any test review materials which might be sent home

5. Realize that your child may seem more tired than usual after each day of testing

6. Elementary students always benefit from being read to nightly, as well as having an opportunity to read to an adult.

7. Express your support and confidence in your child to do well on FCAT

8. Help your child understand that testing is a part of the instructional process, and there is nothing to be feared

2. Be sure you know what you are supposed to do before answering a question.

3. Read each question several times, carefully, before answering.

4. Read ALL of the answer choices before making a decision.

5. If you are not sure of an answer, cross out the choices you are certain are wrong. Then choose your answer from the ones that are left.

6. Check your answer sheet often to make sure you are haven't gotten off track and that you are filling in the answers correctly.

7. If you finish before time is up, go back and check over your work.

8. Try to relax on test day. Take several deep breaths and try to be calm. Remember it is only a test and you will still be a special person whether you pass or not.