Hawai'i's SAT college readiness scores lag behind the national average, but College Connections Hawai'i is offering some help.

SAT preparation classes are being made available to public school students statewide for a reduced tuition cost. The first set of classes begins Saturday.

By going online, students can register for one of more than a dozen classes being offered at various locations on O'ahu and the Neighbor Islands.

Students receive practice on actual College Board entrance exams, and there also are classes specifically for the new writing portion of the test.

Public school students receiving free or reduced-price lunch pay $25 tuition. The rest of the cost is covered by a $48,000 grant from the state Department of Education.

For more information or to register for a class, see www.collegeconnections.org.

REGISTER FOR KINDERGARTEN

SIGN UP THIS MONTH FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

Parents are encouraged to register their children this month in kindergarten or junior kindergarten for the upcoming school year.

Children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 may enroll in regular kindergarten. Children who reach age 5 between Aug. 2 and Dec. 31 may enroll in the new Junior Kindergarten classes.

Parents living in the Honolulu, Central, Leeward and Windward Districts are encouraged to enroll their child at their neighborhood school by tomorrow. However, registration will still be accepted after that day.

Registration deadlines vary on the Big Island (Saturday for West Hawai'i and Honoka'a; Feb. 24 for Hilo, Laupahoehoe and Waiakea; Feb. 28 for Ka'u, Kea'au and Pahoa), Maui (call your school) and Kaua'i (Feb. 28).

For more information on enrollment and health requirements, see http://doe.k12.hi.us/parents.

TV AND YOUR CHILD

HELP KIDS ESTABLISH POSITIVE VIEWING HABITS

Here are some tips to help your child develop good viewing habits: