Third Grade Classes
Third Grade students will have a variety of enrichment classes with Ms. Wood throughout the first and second quarter.
Third Grade Testing Information
Identification InfoMost AIG students are identified using group testing in third grade.
**There is no need to study for the tests. We will review the type of problems the students will see on the tests. It is MORE important the students come in with a good nights sleep and healthy breakfast. All students participate in the CogAT tests in November and based on the scores, students will then take the second test, ITBS. Some students will place in by using these scores. Some students will need to take additional tests that are administered individually with the AIG teacher to gather more information about placement. These students will begin AIG services fourth quarter of their third grade year. Lastly, some students will be placed using the CogAT test and the EOGs. These students will start AIG services in fourth grade. Information about placement will be sent home in spring and the end of the year (if EOG scores are used).
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CogATThe Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAt) is an evaluation of a student’s verbal, quantitative and non-verbal reasoning skills. Administered to grades K-12, the CogAt is designed as an assessment of pure reasoning skills used to identify gifted students. The test series is developed by Riverside Publishing and has been published since 1954.
CogAt Format The CogAt is made up of three batteries of tests, each of which consists of three subsections that take between 10 and 24 minutes to complete. CogAt Sections The first battery of the CogAt is the verbal battery. This group of tests evaluates students' verbal memory, vocabulary and comprehension of word relationships. The second battery of the CogAt is the quantitative battery. This group of tests evaluates students' skill level in problem solving and quantitative reasoning. The final test battery is the nonverbal battery that tests students' problem solving ability. It consists of a number of nonverbal problems involving geometric shapes and puzzles. Because this test battery involves no reading, it is an ideal set of tests to evaluate students with low English proficiency or students who have difficulty reading. Information from tests.com ITBSThe Iowa Test of Basic Skills® (ITBS®) is not just a test for the students from the state of Iowa. ITBS® is a nationally standardized achievement test for K-12 students. What that means is that you can compare your child’s scores to children across the country in Reading, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.
Wake County Schools only test the students in Reading and Math. The test format is similar to a multiple choice test and the students are familiar with these. Information from criticalthinking.com |