For those of you wondering what in the world OLSAT is here’s a brief primer: “The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test measures cognitive abilities relating to success in school. The test has several levels that correspond to different grade levels or age ranges. The test is comprised of two main sections: Verbal and Nonverbal. Each of these is further broken into specific sections that vary by level and include a mix of reasoning and thinking activities.” Got all that? There will be a test after 🙂
Our parent testers have traditionally displayed a wariness of over testing and especially testing at a very young age. With that said there is also the interest and desire to make sure that they are placing their children in the right school, with the right curriculum and learning approach. If their children were identified as gifted they would want to explore the programs available to them. To that end, parents of children in the 4-5 age range, and embarking on the elementary school search, were eager to give this book a go. They found that as they went through the book with their children they were discovering and gaining a better understanding of their child’s abilities including the aforementioned verbal and nonverbal mental processing. This extra knowledge was welcomed and parents told us they felt better for the experience.