Gifted Test Prep
Gifted testing
How gifted and selective-school tests work around the world — the CogAT, NNAT, OLSAT, 11+, OC test and CCAT-7 — what they measure, and what their scores mean.
CogAT, NNAT or OLSAT? The US gifted tests, side by sideThe three reasoning tests US districts use most for gifted and talented programs: what each measures, the grades it covers, and what it doesn't test.- Gifted testing
- United States
Referral or screening everyone? How US schools find gifted kidsWhat happened when a large Florida district tested every second grader instead of waiting for referrals — and what it means for your child.- Gifted testing
- United States
The 11+, explained: verbal and non-verbal reasoningWhat the 11+ grammar school test asks, when children sit it, which parts are reasoning, and how to build those skills calmly from Year 4.- Gifted testing
- United Kingdom
OC and selective school tests in NSW and VictoriaThe NSW Opportunity Class and selective high school tests and Victoria's selective entry exam: what each asks, when, and what Thinking Skills means.- Gifted testing
- Australia
What a gifted test score means — and what it doesn’tStandard age scores, percentiles and stanines in plain words, why two children with the same score can differ, and what to ask your school.- Gifted testing
- How children learn
York Region’s Grade 3 gifted screening, explainedWhen York Region screens Grade 3 students for gifted programs, what the CCAT looks at, and what happens after — from the board’s own published procedure.- Gifted testing
- Canada
Verbal, quantitative and non-verbal reasoning, explainedThe three kinds of reasoning gifted tests like the CogAT, 11+ and CCAT-7 look at, in plain words, with one puzzle of each to try with your child.- Gifted testing
- Reasoning at home
From the makers of this blog
Cub Climb: Gifted Test Prep — reasoning puzzles that ask “why?”
- All three kinds of reasoning: words, numbers and shapes, nine puzzle types, 3,600+ original puzzles for ages 8 to 14 (grades 3 to 8).
- Answer, then say why. One star for the answer, a second for naming the rule, then the cub explains it in plain words.
- Puzzles follow your child, missed ones come back after 1, 3, 8, 20 and 50 days, and up to four children can each have their own climb.
The first 20 puzzles are free. Then a season pass that never renews, or a monthly plan. See how it works.
Android: coming soon