I am home-schooling my daughter. she failed her S.A.Ts last year but I have worked really hard to help her and

Question

I think she could pass them now. could she re-take them/is it worth it and how do I go about it. She is eight.

Answer 1

Completely agree with the above respondent. Remember the SATs are more about assessing the school's performance than that of an individual child. If you want to retest her to check whether your tuition is on track then go ahead as suggested above, possibly concealing the source of the questions so that your daughter doesn't feel under pressure. However, if you are trying to see whether she has caught up with her peers bear in mind that she will have to achieve a higher level in the tests,ie level 3 or over.

Answer 2

Hang on - how do you fail SATs? I take it you had a particular score in mind that you were hoping she'd get, and she didn't get to that mark?

I only ask because my knowledge of the SATs is that you recieve a score out of 800 for each section, and you are ranked alongside others who took the test at the same time. There is no pass/fail as such, because different Universities or other educational institutions look for different markers that suit their criteria.

I took the SATs several times, starting at around age 12, and I do think it helped a lot. By the time I took them for real, I was able tto score 800 on one section and around 700 on the other, I think. It took the pressure off because I already knew how they worked. It also meant that when I did the PSAT in 11th grade I knew what I was doing, and I was a National Merit scholar.

All this being said, I don't know if there is an advantage to trying it over and over again at such a young age. It helps to prepare, but I'd say she doesn't need to do it again unless she really wants to. I know I kindof enjoyed the process when I was younger and it didn't really count for much (I know, I was such a geek!). My thought would be that it may be best to wait a little longer unless she really wants to do it again.

Oh, and from a can she/can't she perspective - you can take it as many times as you want and as many times as you want to pay and register for it.

Answer 3

It really does not matter what sats results she gets so long as she is making steady progress.
You can buy practice sats papers from stationers and CGP online and you can buy some pretty good educational tests which will help you to identify areas where she is struggling then you can do extra work with her in these areas.
Also remember to have her ears and eyes tested so that she can take everything in.
At 8 dont worry too much education is also to be enjoyed not just endured, so try to have fun.

Answer 4

Yes let her take them again but before hand get her some revision testing papers to see how well you think she has done, to the person that thought kids her age don't do SATS they have been doing them since about 2000 in primary and secondary schools, they not too bad but it is a shame when they have to do them in primary schools :)

Answer 5

There's no point really, but if you are determined, then just get this year's papers from Smiths and get her to do them at home. Obviously you'll have to wait a few weeks as this year's tests haven't been taken yet.

By the way, you can't actually "fail" Sats tests. You can be below, at, or above the national average, that's all.

Answer 6

Yeah she COULD but she's 8!
If you're anti-establishment enough to homeschool, why on earth would you a) think anyone can "fail" the SATs and b) want your 8 year-old to take them?

Uh, no, not worth it!

Answer 7

Determination

Answer 8

You don't give an 8 year old S.A.T.'s those are for high schoolers and stuff like that. Why is she taking them?