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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read to your kid and have them read to you enough that they will be above grade level in reading.  Get some math workbooks and make sure your kid is fluent in basic 1st and 2nd grade math.  Work on your kid's handwriting and art skills, so their work looks nice and stands out.  Teach your kid to raise their hand a lot and volunteer a lot in class.  Teach your kid to do any extra work offered by the teacher.

AAP admissions are not about being gifted or needing something extra.  They're all about making sure your kid comes across as a bright, motivated, pleasant child to have in class.  Almost every kid who is considered advanced, whether they're just mildly advanced or many grade levels ahead, will get "Consistently Observed" in the first two GBRS categories.  The big difference is whether your kid is seen as creative and motivated.  Pretty handwriting and art skills tend to cause teachers to give high creativity ratings.  They also lead to prettier work samples.  Raising your hand a lot, doing extra work, and coming across as a pleasant child tend to lead to high motivation scores.  The flip side is often true, too.  If your kid is very highly gifted and light years ahead, but isn't into art and doesn't explain their thought processes to the teacher, they're likely to get a low Creativity score.  Likewise, if they're not interested in doing extra busywork, they're likely to get low Motivation scores.  [/quote]

"Pretty" art and handwriting, and willingness to do busywork, does not sound like evidence of giftedness or need for AAP, but ok. I guess it's more about being "bright, motivated, and pleasant." With pretty drawings to boot. 
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