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[quote=Anonymous]Wait, you want you kid normed at 8 years and 3 months instead of 8 years and 5 months or 6 months because they were a premie?

Okay. This must be a troll because it is off the wall bananas.  First, the extra month or two is the difference of what?  One question?  Two?  A couple months does not make or break VogAT or NNAT scores. The people who see a difference in the number of questions you need to get right are the ones who redshirt, and are looking at a full year.

Second, this isn’t infant and toddler milestones. Your kid has had 8 years or so to catch up by the time they take the CogAT.  If they still have residuals that are significant enough that it affects AAP testing, then these are health issues or learning disabilities.  You get the testing done to document th learning disabilities and an IQ score and go through the process to get an IEP.   The IEP is followed for testing. And if the IQ scores are good, your kid is admitted and the IEP is enforced while in AAP.

If your kid’s residuals from being a premie are so severe that they keep him or her out of AAP though, even with an IEP,  maybe you need to focus less on the AAP designation, and more on whatever support, (again an IEP) and therapies your kid needs to be successful.  If you make progress you can always apply to AAP again when your kid is ready.

You realize if your kid cannot test in based on actual age, the teacher is not going to slow the entire class down, because Larla was a premie a decade ago, right?  They have to be able to keep up. Based on their actual age.

I realize this sounds harsh. So, I will add that I am the mom of two premies— one at 35 weeks and one significantly earlier. So I get the issues with premies.  But your kid (and mine) don’t get judged by a lower standard for their entire life because they were a premie once upon a time.

I really hope you are trolling. Because you are way, way, way out in left field if you have a 2nd grader, and you are still looking for accommodations based solely on the fact your kid was a premie. (Again, if your kid has a documented health issue or learning disorder, that should be covered under an IEP, and your kid should get appropriate testing accommodations.  Lots of kids with IEPs and 504s in AAP. Include one of my kids in a MS center and on at TJ).

I live in Western Fairfax.  Land of TJ crazy
At, where every parent is looking for every possible edge for their kid. And I have never heard a parent raise this issue before. So if you are a troll, you are a creative one one, at least.  If you are not a troll, know that to even hardcore AAP preppers and tiger moms, you seem nuts.

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