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5 Essential Skills for Your Rising 8th Grader to Gain an Edge This Summer

Help your rising 8th grader build essential skills to prepare for high school entrance exams like the CPS HSAT and HSPT. Discover which skills to strengthen in reading, math, test-taking, organization, and critical thinking for greater success.

SKILL BUILDING

Bridget Welch

Jul 143 min read

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Bloom & Wonder offers personalized academic support, test prep, and college planning programs for students from early learners through college-bound teens. Led by Bridget Welch, a certified teacher with 20+ years of classroom experience, we specialize in preparing students for CPS and Catholic high school entrance exams, and the ACT college admissions test.

Based in Chicago and available online, we help students grow with clarity, confidence, and care.

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