Free-Anxiety Resource for Kids and Teens

Here is a link to the free electronic book, "Playing with Anxiety: Casey's Guide for Teens and Kids" 

by Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons 

Playing with Anxiety e-book download

There are great strategies and ways to explain anxiety in child-friendly terms that you can read with your child or have them read on their own (grade 3 and up).

Spring Testing Fever

Effective Test Taking Skills 
(Test Anxiety: Assessment to Intervention presentation by Dr. Nathaniel von der Embse, Assistant Professor of School Psychology at Temple University, 2016)

• Self-talk: staying focused and relaxed
• "I can do this. I'm going to try my best and get through it."  
• Memory download
•  If appropriate-write down all the definitions, formulas, etc.
• Behavioral momentum
• building confidence through answering easier items first
• Plan of attack
• Budget time based on point values
• Knowing key aspects within directions
• answer format, length, space restrictions
• Different strategies for different question types

Helpful resources
Academic anxiety
Casbarro, J. (2005). Test Anxiety & What You Can Do About It. Port Chester, NY: Dude Publishing.