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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone know if CogAT Form 7 will be used again this fall for second graders?  Want to practice on the right form.  Thanks![/quote]

I strongly discourage practice of these tests. You'll never know how your child would have done without your help. My DS got 148 on Cogat with no help before hand. I considered prepping but decided against it after speaking to a teacher about it. I'm so glad I didn't. If he'd scored the same with prepping I would have always wondered if he could have done it without help. Now I know where he is, totally unassisted. If they are smart enough to thrive in AAP they'll do it on their own.[/quote]

I strongly encourage you to prep.  There are a lot of people doing it and so your child will not be on a level playing field if you don't.  You should know without the test whether you think your child is potential AAP material. If you think your child is, then do what gives them the best chance of getting what they need.  If a bunch of people weren't prepping, then pp's opinion might make sense.  Read the other posts with a lot of parents admitting to prepping.  Your child will be judged against kids that are prepped and a few percentiles can mean the difference between being in and out.  If you don't prep and he/she misses by a couple percentiles you will feel a lot worse wondering what would happen if you had prepped. [/quote]

Respectfully, you've missed missed the point. If your child is TRUE AAP material he/she won't NEED prepping. If your child is gifted they won't simply be on the cusp of AAP requirements, they will blow the test and those little prepped kids out of the water, like my son did. Give your kids a chance to impress you, you might be surprised what they can do![/quote]

Right, and it is sad to see the kids in the AAP program who are having problems with the work and need tutors at night and on the weekends to help them with the AAP workload.  Some of the children can get overwhelmed with the work and need extra outside help- kids like this might actually learn more in the regular education program, which might be a better fit for their learning style. AAP is for kids who [b]need [/b]to learn in a different way. It is not necessarily a good placement for a child who doesn't need that different type of classroom. [b]All[/b] kids can learn to a high level, they just might need to learn in different ways.[/quote]

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