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NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- TestingMom.com held a series of parent seminars in New York City on Sept. 19, 21 and 22, 2012 to have an open discussion with local parents about upcoming gifted and talented exams and private school admissions exams, as well as navigating the processes involved in selecting a school that is a good mutual fit for the family. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121010/CG90076) Testing Mom, which caters to parents who are...

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- TestingMom.com recently launched an entirely revamped version of its already-popular website, giving parents a whole new set of tools to help their children succeed in the increasingly competitive world of gifted education. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120911/CG72587) Testing Mom, which caters to parents who are applying their children to private schools and/or gifted and talented programs, originally launched in...

RESTON, Va., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many school-age children seeking a coveted spot in one of the nation's top gifted and talented programs must first achieve a high score on the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test® 2nd edition (NNAT®2). Leading test preparation company, Test Tutor Publishing, has just released a new practice workbook designed specifically to help children improve their scores. The Test Tutor: NNAT®2 Practice Workbook is designed for test takers in grades K-12....

NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On Wednesday, April 18, TestingMom.com held an Emergency G&T Session for NYC Parents as the short deadline for their gifted and talented school selection needed to be made by 11:59pm on Friday, April 20. Due to the sheer number of children who qualified for G&T in NYC this year this event was sold out within just a few days. This seminar was held at the Poet's House in Manhattan as parents sat on the edges of their seats to hear...

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With more children taking school admission, gifted and talented, and other achievement tests for limited spots in school programs, parents are looking for ways to help their kids do well. A new solution is coming from the national educational company Aristotle Circle, which has created a new Enrichment and Learning Kit for children between the ages of four and ten. The kit, consisting of books and educational toys, promotes learning...

MIAMI, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Testing Mom - an internet company that specializes in gifted and talented and private school admissions testing - just announced they are offering 50 free practice questions to parents wanting to get their young child into a top-tier private school or gifted program. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110818/CG53541) In an environment as competitive as gifted admissions, there is no limit to the amount of time, energy, and effort...

By Ford, Donna Y Grantham, Tarek C; Whiting, Gilman W ABSTRACT: The field of gifted education has faced criticism about the underrepresentation of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian students who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) in its programs. This article proposes that efforts targeting both recruitment and retention barriers are essential to remedying this disparity. Educators' deficit thinking about CLD students underlies both areas (recruitment and...

By Harris, Bryn Rapp, Kelly E; Martinez, Rebecca S; Plucker, Jonathan A English Language Learning and Identification Processes While the number and relative proportion of English language learners (ELL) in public school systems is rapidly increasing, ELL students are often overlooked for gifted programs, and for this reason are grossly underrepresented in gifted and talented education programs. Identification practices that were implemented decades ago did not take into account the linguistic...