What helps a middle schooler who knows the stuff but panics and rushes on big tests?
My 7th grader does fine on homework and class quizzes, but big tests make her stomach hurt. Then she rushes, skips directions, and comes home saying she knew it but panicked. We're not trying to make test scores her whole life, I just want her less miserable. Any parent tricks?
Practice tests helped, but only tiny ones. Ten questions with a timer, then stop. Big mock tests made my daughter worse at first.
My son needed to learn he could skip a question. One hard question would ruin the whole thing. We practiced circling it, moving on, and coming back.
Breakfast and getting there early mattered more than I expected. If we were rushing in the morning, her anxiety was already up before the test started.