If the sample exercises from Building Thinking Skills Level 3 look too difficult then begin with Level 2. Your able child should be ready to learn the material in Building Thinking Skills Level 3.īuilding Thinking Skills Level 2 is a Gr 4-6 product covering verbal and nonverbal reasoning. Remember that by definition your gifted child has cognitive abilities two or more years ahead of those of their peers. If you have a very able child they should be ready for some, if not all, of the activities in Building Thinking Skills Level 3. A child who has prepared at this higher level is more likely to be able to answer the most difficult questions on the test.īuilding Thinking Skills is our number one recommendation. That's why the list below includes titles that are notionally for higher grades. An average child in fifth grade would not be expected to be able to answer the most difficult questions on the CogAT. There is no defined curriculum for the CogAT.
It’s not like a spelling or a math test where if you know the words or the facts you can get 100% and there is little advantage is learning more difficult words or practicing more difficult math problems. For each of the titles below you can get more information including a look inside at sample pages by clicking on "more info" after the brief product description. If you'd like recommendations for your situation please email or phone with some information about your child and we'd be happy to make suggestions.įor most able fifth graders children Building Thinking Skills Level 3 Figural and Verbal, Becoming a Problem Solving Genius and Orbiting with Logic will be the place to start.Īdd other titles depending on your child's relative strengths and weaknesses in the different areas of testing, what they'd enjoy doing and what you've got time for. If your child has areas of particular strength or weakness then you may wish to adjust up or down a level. The suggestions below are for the typical gifted child taking CogAT Level C or D in fifth grade. You are here: Home > CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) > Grade 5