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A Deeper Dive into Local Norms Gifted and talented services are most effective when they serve students for whom the standard curriculum is ...
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The Elevation Point
Research, Resources & Insights
11.19.2025
Why the Gifted Education Debate Misses the Real Point
Clinical and Special Education
11.07.2025
Using the WJ V Tests to Conduct a Targeted Evaluation Using C-SEP
Clinical and Special Education
10.15.2025
Understanding Comparison Base-Rate Procedures in the WJ V: Case Studies for Practice
Research, Resources & Insights
K-12 Classroom Assessments
09.29.2025
“Gaming” the System: How Gifted Education Coordinator Vanessa Hill Got Her District on Board with CogAT® Stretch or Support (SOS!)
Research, Resources & Insights
K-12 Classroom Assessments
08.25.2025
New Norms for Widely Used Iowa Assessments™ Provide Fresh Insights Into Post-Pandemic Student Achievement
Research, Resources & Insights
K-12 Classroom Assessments
08.18.2025
New Research Finds that Mental Health Screener Can Help School Psychologists Identify Student Needs Earlier
Clinical and Special Education
11.07.2025
Using the WJ V Tests to Conduct a Targeted Evaluation Using C-SEP
Clinical and Special Education
10.15.2025
Understanding Comparison Base-Rate Procedures in the WJ V: Case Studies for Practice
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Clinical and Special Education
09.24.2025
WJ V Test Spotlight: Gain Insight into Fluency with the Rapid Quantity Naming Test!
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Cognitively Speaking: A Closer Look at Local Norms
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A super quick read.
Cognitively Speaking: Why and How to Use Local Norms
Why do schools need local norms? Case #1 EWS An extremely wealthy suburb (EWS) in the Northeast has a problem. They have “too many gifted st...
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Implementing Differentiation in the Classroom: 4 Key Questions Answered
Differentiating instruction has been a topic of conversation among educational researchers and educators alike in recent years. But what is ...
2 min read
Spatially Talented Kids: Developing an Under-appreciated Skillset
What is spatial reasoning? Why is it important? Spatial thinking skills include the ability to imagine objects and to change or transform th...
1 min read
Getting Value and Equity from Your Universal Screening Process
The Importance of Using the Right Measures for Universal Screening Evidence suggests that universal screening is the most fair and unbiased ...
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Measuring Reasoning Skills Among English Learner Students
Ability tests differ from achievement tests. While achievement tests measure classroom learning, ability tests prompt students to demonstrat...
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Using CogAT Score Profiles to Differentiate Instruction
School systems are always trying to make the most of their resources, which includes optimizing the uses and benefits of assessments into wh...
A super quick read.
Getting to Know CogAT
Watch these videos from CogAT co-author, Dr. Joni Lakin to get an introduction and overview of CogAT.
A super quick read.
The Essentials: Using Ability Tests in Gifted and Talented Identification Programs
The Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®) Form 7 introduced many exciting new features such as a revised Primary Battery and new quantitative i...
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Universal Screening in Gifted and Talented Identification: Implementation and Overcoming Challenges
We’ve been excited to see gifted and talented education in so many popular press articles in recent months. One of the motivators of this su...
A super quick read.
Introducing Form 8 for CogAT
We are excited to announce the introduction of CogAT® Form 8, an equivalent form to CogAT Form 7 . Form 8 preserves all of the exciting new ...
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