How can I prepare my child for the 11 plus grammar school selection test?
The school setting the 11 plus tests typically say that no specific preparations are required to appear in the tests. Despite of that a lot of parents prepare the child before they sit for the tests. If your child has a reasonably high academic ability they still need to be prepared to answer questions in a timely manner and in an exam like environment. Both of these things are not taught in the primary schools so the child is totally unaware of what it takes to sit for such tests. Apart from basic foundations in the numerical and verbal subjects the child should be made to appear in a couple of mock tests so that they familiarise themselves. Various textbooks , booklets and sample papers are available which can help parents and tutors in the 11 plus preparation of their pupil. Where competition for places in grammar schools is very fierce, such as fully selective grammar schools, parents tend to hire private tutors to coach their child before for his or her 11-plus.
