I have the CoGat and his MAP. THe school says MAP doesn't really count b/c the kids are scoring high but they don't demonstrate the ability to do the work in class b/c in class, it's in Spanish and MAP is English.
For math??? How can they say that? I mean, math is kind of a universal language - if he knows what %, x, <, etc. mean, I don't see why it matters whether he yet knows the equivalent word in Spanish (that becomes language instruction, not math instruction). It seems to me they are really full of hot air, in this regard (although maybe there is some reasonable explanation that I just can't think of).
If his MAP math score showed that he knew the material 2 years ahead, the issue of language would not be a concern for me - even with word problems, once again, if he can do the same word problems in English, they are talking about a language instruction issue, not some lack of math knowledge.
