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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Before the application deadline in December, I asked the school AART if iReady would be considered and they said NO. The issue about iReady being included keeps getting posted and repeated without evidence. I was told the committee would focus on assessing critical thinking and problem solving. iReady measures comprehension of the lessons taught in that grade by simply recalling the info. It’s known that if a child is exposed to higher-level content, they will like perform above-grade in iReady. The other important point the AART mentioned is that cognitive tests (eg, COGAT and NNAT) would have less weight. A lower score does not imply rejection in the same way a high score does not guarantee it.[/quote]
According to our AART, COGAT, NNAT, and iReady scores are objective factors, while HOPE ratings are subjective. We're glad we focused on helping our child with the objective factors. We're not an upper-middle-class suburban family that can afford private preschool for an early leg-up. So, we had our child do workbooks in the evenings to improve the objective factors, especially math and English, which take many months compared to the COGAT/NNAT workbooks, all of which took less than a week and cost under $30. [b]So for us a $30 investment was affordable compared to a $30k preschool early legup. [/b]  [/quote]

I think you’re overestimating what they learn in preschool. But glad that worked for you. [/quote]

My kid went to a play based preschool. I don't think she learned anything academic like reading or math. She did learn social skills.[/quote]
Preschools provide access to manipulatives for pattern recognition, sorting, categorization, teach rhymes, puzzles, provide early readers, math toys, science oriented pretend toys, etc... all which contribute towards higher cogat and nnat scores, .... a learning environment that low income parents cannot afford. [/quote]

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