eeyore3847
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- Apr 1, 2007
has anyone had there 1st grader take the CogAt test? My daughter is taking it in January? Any one have sample tests. it is so hard to find anything to help her prepare.
Help!
lori
Help!
lori
We are trying to test into an accellerated publicschool at the moment. She us in an advanced private school at the moment, but we are looking for the same level of teaching in a public school. Private tuition is going up from $9000 to about $12000 and that is not something we can do anymore. we are testing into a district we do not live in. It is in January , I have been nervous for her. Last year she took a different advanced test but only scored in the high 80's. We have to be in the high 90's to qualify for this new program. I want her to do well and was wondering if there were practice tests to make her more familiar with the style of testing. She is only 6 but is reading The american Girl Series books at the moment and has tested into a 4th grade reading level. Her math is ok at a 2nd grade level , so I just want her to do well and feel like we were prepared for the entire process. last time we had no idea what was going on. It was a one on one test that was hand scored.
thanks for your help
I honestly cannot blame you for wanting to prepare her to know what to expect. My DD has now taken standardized tests 4 times. The first time she had no idea what to expect and although she scored high it was not nearly as high as her teacher expected. Once she is familiar with a format she does better.
Wow, some people can be quite judgemental around here... It sounds like your goal is to REDUCE stress, not put her through something she is not capable of. DD has been through testing before and not once was she stressed over it. Mainly because I explained to her that 1. it wasn't a big deal either way how she did 2. there would be questions she wouldn't know answers to, but that was ok and to choose the best answer she could think of 3. this wasn't a test you can fail, only do well in 4. we would have something fun to do after that test.
Some tests can't be avoided, if you want your child's level of "giftedness" (wether IQ or school smarts) assessed. It's the only way to qualify for certain educational opportunities. I can understand that you want your DD to qualify for an educational program because of the shape of public schools. Our districts is in the top 3% in this country, but it still isn't perfect or provide extra services for gifted children the way they should. I hope your daughter does well.