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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dd got 126 in Nnat. she is in first grade. I am reading all the posts and it feels that her scores are on lower side as the cutoffs are ~130. How can I prepare her for other tests? Thanks for the reply.[/quote]

I think the AA or GT program is nice and my kids do well BUT you really should not have to prepare a child for this.  Never even occurred to me at that age.  If they needed to be prepped, I think the schools would be doing it - much like the sol's.  They drill that style of test and make them practice every day.  Please relax if you can.  You have many years ahead to worry about school.  A good friend's child just got accepted to an excellent school, took all IB in HS and never stepped foot in a GT center.  Things have a way of working out.  I know easier said than done but I have kids in reg and GT and it is all good.  Hope this helps.[/quote]

It has been covered in many threads that parents do help to prep their children for the standard tests.  In my personal experience (not scientific) having prepped two children for NNAT and the CoGAT, being prepared leads to better time management, more confidence in taking the test, and better strategy in eliminating answers to arrive at the best answer.  With evolving study, I could see them getting better with each successive practice test.    I know many condemn those who prep their children, but I feel that being prepared is worthwhile and clearly helps the child achieve a better outcome.  To each his own.

Did you prep at home with practice tests or did you use a course?  I must not be using the right search engine terms, because I am not finding a multitude of local test prep courses.  Please, those of you itching to start typing away about how my DC is obviously a dimwit if I need to prep, save yourself the energy - I think both sides of the "prep or not  to prep" have been exhaustively presented on this and other  similar threads.  Just looking for advice from those who have prepped.

I would not minimize the value of the AAP program, it is certainly a much faster paced and more enriching experience for the child.  While I am sure there are examples of children who succeed and ultimately get into great schools who have not participated in AAP, I think we can all agree that that pro-rata number is much less than those who participated in the AAP program.  What my kids have learned in AAP is to not accept mediocrity and to work hard to achieve success in a challenging, fast paced program.  Much of the success is result of merely keeping pace with the group.  I cannot imagine that the slower paced, less challenging curriculum with less advanced students will yield the same percentage of achievers at the end of the day.  I certainly believe that many borderline children who are otherwise good students, but were not admitted, would likely succeed in AAP.  This is unfortunate as they miss out because many will not be challenged in the regular program.
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