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OLSAT Otis-Lennon School Ability Test Preparation

OLSAT Otis-Lennon School Ability Test Preparation
The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT-8), published by Pearson NNC (formerly Harcourt Assessment), is a multiple choice test of abstract thinking and reasoning ability for children in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. The OLSAT is commonly utilized as part of the entrance process for students identified as potentially gifted and talented.

The OLSAT (Otis-Lennon) School Abilities Test measures verbal, quantitative, and spatial reasoning abilities. Verbal and nonverbal scores are combined to give a total score called a School Ability Index (SAI). The test has 21 subtests organized into five areas with verbal and non-verbal items in each area. The five areas are: Verbal Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Pictorial Reasoning, Figural Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning. (Harcourt Assessment)

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Reasoning is synonymous with learning and problem-solving. OLSAT’s measurement of the five reasoning areas helps provide a balanced view of the child’s potential for academic success.

Otis-Lennon (OLSAT) Test Preparation:

We offer books and software to prepare students for the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and improve test scores. Better Grades and Higher Test Scores - Guaranteed!

Language Smarts, Math Detective, Building Thinking Skills, and Think Analogies products develop the verbal, non-verbal, quantitative, spatial reasoning and thinking skills assessed on the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and guarantee top performance.

    Here’s a look at each section of the test and some sample item types:

  • Verbal Comprehension measures skills such as following directions (up to grade 3), antonyms, sentence completion, and sentence arrangement (grade 3 and above).

  • Verbal Reasoning measures arithmetic reasoning (K-2), verbal analogies, verbal classifications grade 3 and up), and inference (grade 4 and up).

  • Pictorial Reasoning (grades K-2) measures pictorial classifications, pictorial analogies, and picture sequences.

  • Figural Reasoning measures figural classifications (up to grade 3), figural analogies, and figural sequences.

  • Quantitative Reasoning (grade 3 and up) measures number series, numeric inferences, and number matrices.

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Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) Preparation Guide
OLSAT Otis-Lennon Test Preparation Bundle for Kindergarten
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Building Thinking Skills
Prepare Children for State & National Assessment Tests, Cognitive Abilities Tests, & Gifted (GATE) Exams
Grades: PreK - 12th+
The #1-selling thinking skills program in the world! Highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities improve students' vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural spatial skills as well as their visual, motor, analytical reasoning, and auditory processing skills. (Books & Software)
Test preparation - guarantees top performance on assessment tests and GATE exams!
Multiple award winner, including Creative Child Seal of Excellence award and the Cathy Duffy Top 100
Building Thinking Skills Beginning (PreK Ages 3-4)
Building Thinking Skills Primary (Grades: K-1st)
Building Thinking Skills Primary Teacher's Manual (optional)
Interlocking Cubes (Hard Plastic)
Hands-On Thinking Skills (Grades K-1st)
Hands-On Thinking Book and Manipulative Set (Grades K-1st)
Building Thinking Skills Level 1 (Grades 2nd-3rd)
Building Thinking Skills Level 1 Software (Grades 2nd-3rd)
Building Thinking Skills Level 2 (Grades 4th-6th)
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Building Thinking Skills Level 3 Figural (Grades 7th-12th)
Building Thinking Skills Level 3 Verbal (Grades 7th-12th)
Building Thinking Skills Level 3: 2-Book Set (Grades 7th-12th)
Building Thinking Skills Level 1 - Instruction/Answer Guide (optional)
Building Thinking Skills Level 3 Figural - Instruction/Answer Guide (optional)
Building Thinking Skills Level 3 Verbal - Instruction/Answer Guide (optional)
Can You Find Me? Riddles Series
Building Thinking Skills with Riddles - Associative Reasoning
Grades: PreK - 1st
Develops skills in reading readiness, science, math, and social studies using five basic thinking skills: similarities and differences, sequences, classifications, analogies, and logic. Content is based on state standards. 112 full-color pages per book.
Can You Find Me? PreK
Can You Find Me? K-1
Hands-On Thinking Skills
Grades: Kindergarten - 1st
The #1-selling thinking skills program in the world! Highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities improve students' vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural spatial skills as well as their visual, motor, analytical thinking, and auditory processing skills.
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Hands-On Thinking Book and Manipulative Set (Grades K-1st)
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Interlocking Cubes (Hard Plastic)
Language Smarts (Core Curriculum)
Escape from boring language arts drill!
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Grades: 1st - 2nd
These fun, mind-building books teach standards-based language arts and develop critical thinking skills. Empower your child's mind as vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, reading and writing skills improve.
Language Smarts Level B (Grade 1) - Color
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Language Smarts Book D (Color) - Grade 3
Math Analogies
Grades: K - 5
Understanding analogies and the ability to reason analogically (reasoning used to identify, evaluate, and solve an analogy) are important problem-solving skills. Problem-solving is an essential part of mathematical development. Analogies teach children to break problems down into their component parts, making it easier to recognize familiar formats that enable students to produce solutions.
Math Analogies Beginning
Math Analogies Book 1
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Math Detective Series
Higher Order Thinking Standards-Based Math
Grades: 3rd - 8th
Engaging story problems use topic and skills drawn from national math standards. Prepare students for more advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math.
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Math Detective Beginning
Math Detective Beginning Software
Math Detective A1
Math Detective A1 Software
Math Detective B1
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Math Detective 3-Book Set
Math Detective Software 3-CD Set
Mathematical Reasoning Through Verbal Analysis (Core Curriculum)
Grades: PreK - 8th
Bridges the gap between computation and mathematical reasoning for higher grades and top test scores. Highly effective activities take students far beyond drill-and-practice by using step-by-step, discussion-based problem solving.
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Mathematical Reasoning Beginning 1 (Age 3)
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Mathematical Reasoning through Verbal Analysis Book 2 (Grades 4-8)
Mathematical Reasoning Book 2 Instruction/Answer Guide
Mind Benders Series
Deductive Thinking Skills Logic Puzzles - Books & Software
Grades: PreK - 12th+
Our bestselling deductive thinking puzzles develop logic, reading comprehension, and mental organization skills vital to achieving higher grades and top test scores in all subjects. They are also great for improving real-life problem-solving skills.
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Mind Benders Warm Up
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Reading Detective Series
Higher-Order Thinking to Improve Reading Comprehension
Grades: 3rd - 12th
Uses Standards-based higher-order thinking activities to develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills required for exceptional reading comprehension.
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Think Analogies Books & Software
Builds vocabulary and reading comprehension skills! Test Preparation.
Grades: 3rd - 12th
Engaging activities help students develop razor-sharp analogy, vocabulary, and analysis skills to improve reading comprehension, academic performance and test results. Clearly, easily, and effectively teaches students how to analyze and classify analogies by relationship, category, and structure. Test Preparation: Prepares students for higher-level vocabulary and reading challenges and for state and other standardized educational assessments.
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Word Roots
Empowers students with unlimited vocabulary, prepares for testing and higher education!
Grades: 2nd - 12th+
Effective activities teach Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes - the building blocks of English. Improves spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.
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Word Roots Beginning
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"To learn new things, students must be able to perceive accurately, to recognize and recall what has been perceived, to think logically, to perceive relationships, to abstract from a set of particulars, and to apply a generalization to new and different contexts... Tasks such as detecting likenesses and differences, recalling words and numbers, defining words, following directions, classifying, establishing sequence, solving arithmetic problems, and completing analogies are included in OLSAT 8 since they have been shown to be valid measures of an individual�s ability to reason logically." - Harcourt Assessment, publisher


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