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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what is the NNAT score?  DS has a below cutoff NNAT, but one year later, he did exceptionally well in Cogat and is in AAP.  You just never know.[/quote]

NNAT was 122.    [/quote]

My 2nd grader only scored slightly better than yours on the NNAT, but also has a WISC FSIQ just shy of 140.  If worrying about AAP is causing you a lot of stress and if you can afford $400, just get the WISC.  At least it will either buy you several months of lower anxiety if your DS does well on it, or it will give you a chance to rethink whether or how to approach the AAP application process if he doesn't do well.  [/quote]

+1  besides, WISC may provide insights to your kids learning ability and style, indicating red flags if any.[/quote]

This.  My second grader scored worse than yours on the nnat but got a wisc of over 150.  I then breathed easy.  CogAT was in the 99% in every section.  First grade teacher said that it was the then-first year the NNAT was given on the computer and she thinks it was b/c my kid wasn't on the computer that much at home.  I don't know if that is true or not, but trust your gut about who your kid is and do the wisc if it will help your concerns.  That said, I see people say things like this on these boards all the time:  that he/she just KNOWS his/her kid belongs in AAP.  I'm not saying your gut is wrong. I'm just saying that taking the WISC may give you the results you are wishing for but they aren't guaranteed to.  I felt silly going for the WISC so early b/c I had to disclose the NNAT to the psychologist.  I felt she was rolling her eyes at me like I was THAT parent.  After the test, she started showing me a bell curve and where my kid was in terms of other people.  I almost cried feeling like, "I KNEW IT" after feeling like WTH happened with the NNAT.  The NNAT IS like a weird wakeup call when it is completely opposite to what you're expecting.[/quote]

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