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[quote=Anonymous]Your AART is going to tell you to cool your jets if you bring this up before the CogAT test is even taken!  Seems a bit premature.

You obviously want your child to be in AAP.  Hopefully, that is based on your child's NNAT scores being very close to the cut-off or some other testing you've had done where your child scored very high.  If not, I suggest you de-escalate your expectations, let the child take the CogAT, and prepare yourself for the possibility that your child is a lovely, bright child who will do just fine (perhaps  even better than fine... maybe he'll be at the top) of a regular-on-level class.

To answer your question, you typically have a very short window (like a week) b/t getting the CogAT results and the due date for parent referrals.  FWIW, I think the parent referral info. isn't given much weight.  I only base that on the fact that I didn't submit anything (didn't fill out the questionnaire, or submit any work samples)... but my case is different b/c child was in-pool.  From a more objective analysis, wouldn't they have to look at parent-provided info. with a skeptical eye since any parent who refers would have the opinion that their kid should be in AAP.  Parents can't be expected to be objective or to have a good sense of what is superior to other kids.

I did see the work samples that were provided on my child's behalf (by the AART/teacher).  So, I can tell you that they are not looking to see whether your child can do 4 digit multiplication or spell words with 12 letters.  They are looking for samples that show your child's thought process and imagination.  So, if you were going to help your child create work samples to show his aptitute, you would want to give him open-ended questions (about a story or even a general idea or well-known saying) and then let him answer that open-ended question (and maybe draw a picture).  It does not have to be long or verbose.  It simply has to show his thinking (which may not seem especially insightful for an adult, but is insightful for someone who is 7 or 8).

"I see math ..."   This was one of the open-ended  work samples that was submitted on behalf of my child.  He completed the sentence (with 5 words) and drew a picture.  I think he did this during a weekly pull-out session with the AART.  It wasn't complex, but it showed his thinking.[/quote]

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