Tips for Children Who Suffer from Test Anxiety {EQAO Survival Tips}

If you or your child suffers from test anxiety, you are NOT alone! In Ontario, this time of year is rather stressful for children in grades 3 and 6 because they are required to write a provincial test called EQAO Test (Education Quality and Accountability Office) in both literacy and math. This is a test that is set out to “measure students’ cumulative knowledge and skills in relation to a provincial standard”. The test is given at the end of a student’s primary years and junior years at the elementary level and the results are used to compare schools and … Continue reading