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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC did the spectrum Algebra workbook the summer before 6th grade.  DC didn't do the practice IAAT, but I'd recommend it, not necessarily for content (I don't know if it's any good) but for timing.  I think the biggest issue is the time pressure.  Have your DD do the Algebra workbook and at the end take the IAAT practice test you can buy on Amazon and make sure you time your DC.  Also, even if your DC misses the IAAT or SOL cutoff, you can still ask for your DC to be placed in Algebra in 7th at some schools.  My DC ended up with a 98 percentile on the IAAT and basically got 100 percent or in the high 90s on all tests in Algebra 1 and geometry.  DC had no interest in TJ.  You know your child best and what your child can handle.  Do the prep and keep your DC's options open.  You can decided with input from the 6th grade teacher next summer whether your DC should take Algebra if the scores are within range.  I'd ignore the naysayers here, but would definitely talk to your DC's 6th grade math teacher at the end of next year and listen carefully to that recommendation.  There's a lot of growth that can happen in a year.  [/quote]

+ 1.  To summarize the useful posts:

Get the  IAAT book on Amazon and run through it to get a feel for the timing and to make sure your child knows the subject matter.  Not all schools cover all the content and in some cases the kids may have forgotten what they learned in earlier years.

Anything else is extra and unnecessary for the purpose of the IAAT.[/quote]

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