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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She didn't do great on the NNAT. Not sure what that was about, since she generally does well on standardized tests, but it goes to show one test score shouldn't be the sole determinant.[/quote]

My daughter had the same profile- not great on NNAT but scored very high on COGAT. Her teachers were surprised about her NNAT scores but said some kids are more visual learners that do well on NNAT... and kids that are used to breezing through their work don't take their time on NNAT. Not sure if that's true but we were in Gifted after COGAT.[/quote]

The NNAT missed both of my gifted kids as well. It's just not a great test, it's more of a screener. This was in the days before APS even did the Cogat, so I got the WISC done privately. I seem to recall APS did more testing for at least one of my kids after I parent-referred too. The follow up scores were high and both kids were identified as gifted.

Don't rely on the teacher to pick it up either. I will never forget an APS teacher trying to explain to me that one of my kids could not be gifted because gifted kids always have their hands in the air to show how much they know (like her own kid). Never mind that my kid quietly knew all the answers but was too shy to raise her hand. I admit I got a little satisfaction later as my kid soared past hers academically.

Trust your gut.

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