My EGds also scored below "gifted" on his CogAT Verbal... but we already had other IQ data so I was very suspect of his scores, and in researching found that the CogAT can be unreliable in predicting giftedness among highly gifted students. Re wondering if the gifted program is the right choice for your dd when her strengths are in math and you're not sure about others such as Language Arts (just guessing there).... this is my advice - my ds is also a math/science kid, likes history etc, and is not at all a fan of writing/language arts. The absolute best educational choice for him has been to place him where he needs to be in the areas of his strength (math/science) and support him in the other areas.
I suspect you might be surprised by another test too - even though my ds isn't all that passionate about language arts, and he is clearly a math/science type of kid, his scores on verbal ability tests are actually very high.... except for that danged CogAT!
Best wishes,
polarbear
