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As if we didn’t have enough to worry about. Did you know that your child will receive some form of intelligence test by the time they’re five?

While attending public school my daughter was evaluated in pre-k4 using the Brigance Inventory of Early Development II Standardized Creative Curriculum Development Continuum for Ages 3-5. This test measured her social/emotional skills, cognitive skills, communication skills (expressive & receptive), physical development (motor domain & gross motor), and self help (daily living & adaptive behavior domain). This test and others similar to it are used to track students and can be used for ability grouping.    

My daughter has also taken the Early Childhood Admissions Assessment (ECAA) test for kindergarten entrance to private school. There are different forms of ECAA tests my daughter took the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence III (WPPSI-III). This test has eight sub-tests, four of which measure verbal skills and four of which measure non-verbal skills. 

There are many different types of intelligence test. The test taken will depend on the type of school you’re trying to get your child into. This is not a blog that will help your child study for a test. This blog is intended to help you teach your child the basic things they are expected to know by the time they enter kindergarten. Using the tools on this blog should help you give your child an academic start that will help them qualify for the best educational opportunities available to them.