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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please share some tips to make sure GBRS is good. 
My child is very advanced in reading, has completed reading Harry Potter and is one grade ahead in math. I gave him a few sample Cogat questions and he knew all the answers. 
NNAT score is 160, do I still need to worry? [/quote]

haha. are you me? my kid scored 160 in NNAT and also finished harry potter in first grade - she is in 3rd grade now :). From what I see in this forum, there is more emphasis on cogat than nnat also GBRS is more important than we realize . My kid scored well above the cut off in cogat as well.  I recommend getting an a book from amazon that has two sample cogat tests and it should be more than enough - just teach the kid to slow down and pay attention to details.

In my opinion, GBRS is subjective and depends on the teacher and how the student is responding in the class. Please encourage your kid to be proactive in the class, raise hand and answer questions when asked, do the class projects with extra interest and research so your kid stands out in the class etc. If the teacher(s) notice that the kid is smart and eager to learn, the kid is most likely to get good GBRS. I never bothered to find my daughter's GBRS, but I assume it is good based on her teachers feedback. As a parent, we cannot argue with the teachers/school about our kid being smart and instead focus on the positive outlook.  
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PP here - if your kid does something impressive outside the school, you can share with the teacher. Good teachers usually like to get to know more about their students and their interests, but it shouldn't be overbearing. For example, my daughter writes poems and and she usually shares the really good ones with her teacher - she is already in AAP, so it doesn't matter, but you get the point :). The teacher usually encourages her to keep writing and occasionally shares her poems with the class. [/quote]

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