The NNAT® and NNAT®-2 are utilized as part of the entrance process for students who have been identified as potentially gifted and talented. The emphasis here is on the second "N" for nonverbal. The test uses matrices to measure the problem-solving and nonverbal reasoning skills of students in kindergarten though high school. The NNAT® and NNAT®-2, or Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test® is published by NCS Pearson, Inc. (previously Harcourt Assessment, Inc./The Psychological Corporation, the original publisher of the test).

Reasoning is synonymous with learning and problem solving. NNAT® measures reasoning using four different item types:

Pattern Completion requires children to identify the option that completes the pattern.

Reasoning by Analogy requires the identification of relationships between shapes. E.g., a relationship between a large circle and a small circle, relationships may be presented in more than two dimensions.

Serial Reasoning requires children to identify the shape that comes next in a pattern.

Spatial Visualization involves visualizing how objects might look when rotated or otherwise transformed or combined.

Test Prep Bundle and Suggested Test Prep Plan for NNAT®

For grades K-1, we recommend working with the materials included in the bundles over at least one month, but we also recognize parents often receive a testing date with less than 30-days’ notice.

If you are really pressed for time, and you see the student has mastery in a section, you may skip ahead. You may also bookmark and return to activities that are more challenging.

One way to measure the mastery is to use the first few items in each activity as a pre-test. If you see that your child answers quickly and correctly, you may want to consider moving on. If they struggle, go through the activities as best you can, but bookmark them and consider going back over them.

Using the pre-test technique will give you a good idea of where the child’s strengths and weaknesses are across the skills and abilities the material covers.

The bundles offer a lot of material, but if you make working with the books part of the daily routine, you’ll be surprised how fast things will move. Remember, the youngest students have shorter attention spans, so 15 minutes a session is fine.

It is also important to point out that all the titles have value well beyond the testing window. Each title will help enhance your child’s ability to reason and analyze, skills that are essential for success in many arenas.

Grade K-1 Test Prep Bundle for NNAT® Number of Activities Six Week Program: Daily # One Month Program: Daily # Two Week Program: Daily # Building Thinking Skills® Primary (Chapters 1-4)* 240 6 8 17 Visual Perceptual Skill Building® Book 1 208 5 7 15 Math Analogies Beginning 152 4 5 11 Thinking Skills for Tests Workbook 64 2 3 5 Thinking Skills for Tests Guide NA NA NA NA Totals 17 23 48 * Building Thinking Skills® Primary requires Attribute Blocks and Interlocking Cubes which are included in the bundle.

Grade 2-3 Test Prep Bundle for NNAT® Number of Activities Six Week Program: Daily # One Month Program: Daily # Two Week Program: Daily # Building Thinking Skills® Level 1 (Chapters 1-5) 447 11 15 32 Visual Perceptual Skill Building® Book 2 232 6 8 17 Math Analogies Book 1 48 1 2 3 Thinking Skills for Tests Workbook 64 2 3 5 Thinking Skills for Tests Guide NA NA NA NA Totals 20 28 57

Grade 4-6 Test Prep Bundle for NNAT® Number of Activities Six Week Program: Daily # One Month Program: Daily # Two Week Program: Daily # Building Thinking Skills® Level 2 (Chapters 1-5) 490 12 16 35 Math Analogies Level 2 48 1 2 3 Thinking Skills® For Tests: Upper Elementary 229 5 8 15 Pattern Explorer Level 1 40 1 1 3 Totals 19 27 56

Grade 7-12 Test Prep Bundle for NNAT® Number of Activities Six Week Program: Daily # One Month Program: Daily # Two Week Program: Daily # Building Thinking Skills® Level 3 Figural 350 8 12 25 Math Analogies Level 3 56 1 2 4 Math Analogies Level 4 56 1 2 4 Pattern Explorer Level 2 40 1 1 3 Totals 11 17 36

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