Gifted and Talented COGAT Test Prep Grade 2: Gifted Test Prep Book for the COGAT Level 8; Workbook for Children in Grade 2

I used the Gifted and Talented COGAT 1 & 2nd grade book for my First son and we love it. The pictures are colorful, attractive and keeps kids engaged. The first few pages give detailed explanation of question and answers. They also have great examples that way one is not stuck. I like the answer key on the back because it explains why the chosen answer was wrong. I bought another one to use for my 2nd son. I highly recommend this book.

recently purchased the 2nd grade gifted and talented CogAT test prep book for my 1st grader, and it turned out to be an excellent resource. Even though it was designed for second grade, we decided to use it, and the results were outstanding. My child performed exceptionally well on the test, scoring above 97% in most areas.The book covered all the necessary basics and provided comprehensive preparation for the test. It allowed my child to become familiar with the types of questions and the format of the test. In particular, the practice with hole puncher visual questions was extremely helpful, as it was a new concept for my child. The book's inclusion of analogy questions and pattern recognition exercises also helped my child gain confidence and familiarity with these types of questions.Given that this was my child's first experience taking a test, being well-prepared made a significant difference. The practice provided in the book enabled my child to approach the test with confidence and a clear understanding of what to expect.Overall, the 2nd grade gifted and talented CogAT test prep book proved to be an invaluable tool for my 1st grader. It covered all the necessary topics, introduced new question formats, and helped build confidence and familiarity with the test. I highly recommend it to parents seeking effective preparation materials for their children's cognitive ability tests.

There’s no GATE testing until third grade in our district. Then what am I doing getting this COGAT Grade 2 book? Well, I got myself a second grader asking for the second grade COGAT book since she’s long been done with her first grade book. And whys she even doing first and second grade COGAT books? Apparently they’re fun! HahahaaWell, I did pickup the Grade 3 book to give some practical epronkems for my then third grader. Who then got into the GATE program. So I’m sure it’s effective. But also just a fun few problems to work on between homework and play.Priced $16.60 at time of order and review.Review of Gifted and Talented COGAT Test Prep Grade 2: Gifted Test Prep Book for the COGAT Level 8; Workbook for Children in Grade 2

I bought this book last year when my daughter was in the 2nd grade. Honestly, I don't know exactly how much this books help my daughter to be selected to gifted and talented program. As she has a great interest in Math, she always has a fun and relax time while practicing child-friendly exercises and Math challenges in this book. She got 99 percentile in MAP Growth Math and scale score 5 in Math district assessment to be selected to GT program. This book is not exactly what I need but it can help my kid to a great extent to think logically and improve her classification skills with problem solving focus.

Highly recommend these books! My son thinks they’re fun and his classwork is very easy for him because of the challenges he gets at home while working through these.

While the book isn't perfect, it did help our 2nd grader score in the 99th percentile on the COGAT (she got 99th in quant and 98th in non-verbal). After we received her score and congratulated her, she said (unsolicited) that it was this book that helped her do so well. She said the questions in the book were a lot like the questions on the actual exam. She also seemed to enjoy working on this book more than the other resources we had (eg questions from the internet). Many of the graphics are colorful and visually appealing so that may be part of the reason. This is a great way to introduce your child to the types of questions that will be on the cogat. I think just seeing the questions beforehand makes a big difference. As far as cons, a few of the questions were ambiguous or could reasonably have more than one correct answer. However, overall, it was a great resource that I would recommend to any parent who is looking to prep their kid for the cogat. Good luck!

I'm so glad we bought this book. I'd highly recommend this book for the following reasons:1. It's quite comprehensive. The sections are clearly demarcated and covered with plenty of questions.2. There are two separate sections. The first section covers the skills in each area and then a full length test paper which we can either cover in one sitting (probably tough for a first timer, and I didn't want my daughter to make mistakes due to tiredness) or separately.3. The initial part to orient the parents is very helpful. It has different question types and examples clearly explained and therefore provides a structured approach rather than an intuitive hit-and-a-miss explanation especially when we need to explain our kids why some answer is wrong.4. An additional benefit is the way it's structured for the kids - it's mostly designed for the kids to navigate independently - the page markings and question markings with pictures is very helpful.Overall, I'd highly recommend this book.

Never took the test so I have no idea but looking at the contents, it's definitely not a good book.