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How do I challenge my 5th grader?

My child doesn't "qualify" for gifted because of CoGat scores (7A), despite an AR reading level of 4.9-11.8. (The school has seperate gifted classes for reading and math).

I think that test anxiety is the reason behind the low scores - there's a pattern of low test scores and very high work, with the test scores rising during the year. Today, half of the reading group got moved to gifted, leaving just my child and one other behind.

How do I keep the motivation high when it seems all extra effort is ignored by the teacher?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    test anxiety can be conquered by repititous drills until your child knows it not only by heart, but by second nature.

    I was forced to learn my mathematics this way. I can recite just about anything blindfolded when its math related.

    As for challenges, I wouldn't know what exactly to challenge your child to, but if its reading related, umm, maybe madlibs; something fun may work out. Or maybe tell him to write a small paragraph about his day, every day. You will need to correct it with proper sentence structure and punctuation.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    that's a trick question. each dissimilar of four would be even (I dare you, call one that may not!). for the reason that for sure 2 is going into each even huge style, there is not any way you could desire to discover a dissimilar of four that wasn't additionally a dissimilar of two. Freshman. 2 years of algebra and considered one of geometry to back me up here. :)

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