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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You would be surprised at the number of places where coaching is provided for the NNAT and CoGAT tests. My son came home one day and said many of his friends during the summer break after 1st grade and the month of Sept in 2nd grade went to these classes everyday. I do not know where the people at these so called coaching centers get their material from but in Northern Virginia that is a real big and thriving business. I know of parents who make it their goal in life to get the kids to the AAP program and then to TJ. [/quote]

While I don't agree with these testing centers, I also don't agree with the FCPS approach either.  DS took the Nagleri this year as a first grader in the first month of school.  First, he was coming from a half day kindergraten program - e.g not used to a full day - and had an adjustment period.  Second, he had never taken a test in his life, never mind a timed test.  I think we should start smaller with like a spelling test or something before we throw a test like this at them.  My DS teacher said he was looking at someone's paper during a practice test and she had to talk with him.  Ok...But again, he has never been exposed to testing before.  He was used to kindergarten where the kids work at a collective table were always looking at each others work.  So, yes I talked with my son about test taking strategies for the Nagleari (skip the question if it is too hard and go back in the end), etc.  [/quote]

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