I'm brand new here, so I am trying to get the hang of the abbreviations and lingo.
My DD8 just took the CogAT in November and her winter MAP tests. She scored in the 98th percentile on her reading MAP. We don't have the results on the other tests, but she did score in the 98th and 99th in both in the fall.
Due to some issues her school has had with the gifted program not being sufficiently diverse, they are now doing gifted interviews with all students who score at the 85th percentile and above, so I am pretty confident she'll be selected for an interview.
Does anyone know what these interviews might entail? Is there a way to help prepare her? I don't know if she is actually gifted, but she is definitely bright, and I think she'd benefit from the gifted program. Her friend has an older sister in the program, and I'd describe her as bright as well.
The gifted program in our district consists of a separate school and would mean she'd attend a "better" junior high and high school, so I'd really like her to be able to participate.
Thanks for any suggestions or advice.
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On a totally separate note, reading stories here has really taken me back to my childhood. I was a bright/high achieving student, and I did a supplemental gifted program. So many of you seem to have the kind of kids that I encountered in that program. It was very strange for me, after having been the smartest kid in my class, to meet students who were so truly and amazingly gifted that they made me feel completely inadequate. I was always in awe of what they could do. Being a parent of someone like that must definitely present some unique challenges. I look forward to reading more of your experiences.
