11+ verbal reasoning and maths

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goldie81 · 06/04/2013 20:48

help!!! I'm stressing already about my daughter doing exams in sept! How much work should she be doing??!! She's reasonably intelligent but i obviously want her 2get into a good school!

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goldie81 · 06/04/2013 21:08

Yes extremely. A consortium of schools that you have to battle to get into in Watford. I'm new to it all & it seems everyone keeps hush for fear of 'stealing' their child's place at school!

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Rainbowinthesky · 06/04/2013 21:01

Is it super selective you are trying for?

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goldie81 · 06/04/2013 21:00

Ha ha- no more exclamation marks. Got bond books and others- suppose it's a matter of working through.
Then trying to cope with long summer hol just before the exam- I also work full time so come the end of the day it's the last thing my daughter wants to do.

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 06/04/2013 20:59

Instead of stressing, try to find out the exact details of which subjects she'll be tested on, then assess her strengths and weaknesses in each subject. If she's brilliant at Maths but weak on vocabulary questions (for example) then concentrate your efforts on increasing vocabulary.

ThreeBeeOneGee · 06/04/2013 20:55

At this stage (5-6m before test) DS1 was doing a total of about an hour a week.

Rainbowinthesky · 06/04/2013 20:55

Dd is in Y4 and we are doing bond books. I work full time so mainly doing it at the weekend and holidays at the moment. Will step it up a notch come Y5.

seeker · 06/04/2013 20:54