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IQ is just one part of the picture. [b]High IQ (assuming test done via reputable sources)with poor/mdeicore NNAT/Cogat/GBRS raises concern[/b]. Generally children who made in the first round will have high IQ/NNAT/Cogat/GBRS. Most of the kids we though will make to AAP were selected in first round in my DC class. There were 1-2 surprises (but we didn't know the kids that well)
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Um... It raises concern, but clearly not the type of concern you're imagining.  Kids with high IQ who are underachieving in class are the ones most in need of gifted services.  Their needs are already not being met in gen ed, and they're already falling through the cracks.  The overwhelming majority of kids in AAP are bright, high-achievers with a fairly enriched home life (whether through high SES or very motivated parents).  These children are the ones who would bloom wherever they're planted and don't strictly need AAP.  Kids who are actually gifted but are either underachieving or disengaged with the classroom are the ones who NEED AAP.

The PP's kid with the 140 IQ needs AAP.  The kids in your DC's class who were selected first round probably don't need AAP.  FWIW, one of my kids is a non-gifted, bright, high-achiever in AAP.  She benefits from AAP, but certainly doesn't "need" it.  The notion that a kid with a 140 IQ doesn't need AAP or belong in AAP is clearly ridiculous.  [/quote]

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