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[quote=Anonymous]I'd ask the teacher but be prepared for the teacher not to know a lot about how to read the test.  You might want to also ask or just ask -- I'm curious about some CoGat results, can you tell me who in Arlington best knows how to interpret it.

I say this because in my experience teachers don't receive training in how to interpret Nglari, IQ, CoGat tests.  I don't fault them for this and don't want them spending time getting training on this either.

FUrther, for what it's worth, if you have a really high CoGAT or a really low one, or something that surprises you based on student performance also recognize that the teacher might not be noticing these scores or know what to do with them, and you as a parent should flip the equation and think about how to educate the teacher.

What I mean here is that a high CoGAT and low performance could be a sign your kid is bored (and needs more differentiated work) or that there is a learning disability of some degree.  On the flip, if you have a low CoGAT you might want to find out if there are special services available.

I don't think this is a landmine issue.  I just think people don't know why their kids even received the CoCAT never mind what it is.  I think the kids receive the CoGat as a good screening process.

Hope that helps![/quote]

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