Just throwing out something related to Everyday Math (our school uses it, too). I was surprised that our school used the "verbal" portion of the CogAT to decide which students might get into the higher math group, but someone pointed out to me that Everyday Math requires more "verbal" skills than other math programs (I have no opinion on this). FWIW, DD, however, who is probably stronger verbally (than mathematically), has been testing extremely well on standardized tests in math lately, and she has primarily been taught using Everyday Math.