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SAGES-2 is a test of both aptitude and achievement.  It comes in two different levels.  One level is used with children from Gr K-3 and a second level with children from Gr 4 - 8

Aptitude is measured via a reasoning subtest. The child is asked to solve analogical problems by identifying relationships among pictures and figures.  The questions asked are non-verbal involving pictures and figures (i.e. no words and no numbers)

Achievement is measured via two subtests. On one of these subtests, the child answers questions about language arts and social studies; on the other, he or she answers questions about mathematics and science. The child selects answers from a series of pictures, symbols, or words.

The subtests can be used to examine the relationships between aptitude and achievement. The test is untimed but each subtest usually takes about 20 minutes to administer. All of the SAGES-2 subtests can be administered in small groups or individually.
 
Math Analogies and Building Thinking Skills are the titles we recommend for the aptitiude component of the test.  You'll want just the figural reasoning component of Building Thinking Skills (the first half of the book).  You don't need the number based problems in Math Analogies.
 
For a young child the miniLUK Brain Olympics would be a good choice.  Every book contains a different type of exercises involving pairing up pictures. The controller and books are available separately so you don't need to purchase the entire set as shown here.
 
For the achievement component reading comprehension and deductive logic are the most important skills.  These can be developed using Reading Detective and Mind Benders.  You may also find Math Detective and Science Detective useful.  These cover grade level math and science using a multiple choice questioning format that is heavy on reasoning and understanding.
 
The grade level recommendations on all the books below are for the average child.  If you child is bright and reading above grade level we recommend purchasing a higher level of the series.  Your child will test better if they are prepared to answer the most difficult questions on the test.
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Language Smarts Bk B
Language Smarts Level B
Our Price: $39.99

Grade(s): 1
Activities: 2100
Pages: 352

This fun, mind building book teaches standards-based language arts and develops critical thinking skills. Language Smarts™ can serve as a core curriculum for language arts or as a supplemental resource. Empower your child's mind as you improve their vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, reading, and writing skills.
Building Thinking Skills Primary
Building Thinking Skills Primary
Our Price: $32.99

Grade(s): K-1
Activities: 435
Pages: 272

Building Thinking Skills® provides highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities to improve child?s vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural-spatial skills, as well as their visual and auditory processing. This exceptional series provides a solid foundation for academic excellence and success on any assessment test..

Requires manipulative blocks sold separately.
miniLUK Challenger  Complete Set
miniLUK Challenger Complete Set with Controller
Our Price: $86.49

Age: 5-7 years
Activities: 2352
 
The complete set of 14 miniLUK titles together with a controller. 
Can You Find Me K-1
Can You Find Me? K-1
Our Price: $17.99

Grade(s): K-1
Activities: 80
Pages: 101

Can You Find Me? develops skills in reading readiness, science, math, and social studies using five basic thinking skills: similarities and differences, sequences, classifi cations, analogies, and logic. Each riddle requires identification of two or more clues to deduce the answer. Activities may be enhanced by teaching additional information about the animals, objects, shapes, letters, and numbers used in the riddles.
Mathematical Reasoning, Level A
Mathematical Reasoning Level A
Our Price: $39.99

Grade(s): K
Pages: 256

Mathematical Reasoning™ helps your child devise strategies to solve a wide variety of math problems. These books emphasize problem solving and computation to build the math reasoning skills necessary for success in higher level math and math assessments.

These highly effective activities take students far beyond drill-and-practice by using step-by-step, discussion-based problem solving to develop a conceptual bridge between computation and the reasoning required for upper-level math. Activities and units spiral slowly, allowing students to become comfortable with concepts but also challenging them to continue building their math skills.
Math Analogies Beginning
Math Analogies Beginning
Our Price: $11.99

Grade(s): K-1
Activities: 48
Pages: 42

Understanding analogies and the ability to reason analogically are important problem-solving skills. There are few resources to assist children in the explict use of analogous reasoning with quantitative and spatial information. This series fills that void.
Building Thinking Skills Level 1
Building Thinking Skills Level 1
Our Price: $29.99

Highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities to improve vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural-spatial skills, as well as visual and auditory processing. This exceptional skill set provides a solid foundation for academic excellence and success on any assessment test.
Building Thinking Skills Level 1 software
Building Thinking Skills Level 1 Software
Our Price: $36.99

Grade(s): 2-3
Activities: 800

Building Thinking Skills®provides highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities to improve vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural-spatial skills, as well as visual and auditory processing. This exceptional skill set provides a solid foundation for academic excellence and success on any assessment test.
Mathematical Reasoning Level B
Mathematical Reasoning Level B
Our Price: $39.99

Grade(s): 1
Pages: 272

Mathematical Reasoning™ helps your child devise strategies to solve a wide variety of math problems. These books emphasize problem solving and computation to build the math reasoning skills necessary for success in higher level math and math assessments.

These highly effective activities take students far beyond drill-and-practice by using step-by-step, discussion-based problem solving to develop a conceptual bridge between computation and the reasoning required for upper-level math. Activities and units spiral slowly, allowing students to become comfortable with concepts but also challenging them to continue building their math skills.
Math Analogies Book 1
Math Analogies Book 1
Our Price: $11.99

Grade(s): 2-3
Pages: 48

Understanding analogies and the ability to reason analogically are important problem-solving skills. There are few resources to assist children in the explict use of analogous reasoning with quantitative and spatial information. This series fills that void.
Mathematical Reasoning Level C
Mathematical Reasoning Level C
Our Price: $39.99

Grade(s): 2
Pages: 320

Mathematical Reasoning™ helps your child devise strategies to solve a wide variety of math problems. These books emphasize problem solving and computation to build the math reasoning skills necessary for success in higher level math and math assessments.

These highly effective activities take students far beyond drill-and-practice by using step-by-step, discussion-based problem solving to develop a conceptual bridge between computation and the reasoning required for upper-level math. Activities and units spiral slowly, allowing students to become comfortable with concepts but also challenging them to continue building their math skills.
 
Language Smarts Bk C
Language Smarts Level C
Our Price: $39.99

Grade(s): 2
Activities: 2030
Pages: 320

This fun, mind building book teaches standards-based language arts and develops critical thinking skills. Language Smarts™ can serve as a core curriculum for language arts or as a supplemental resource. Empower your child's mind as you improve their vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, reading, and writing skills.
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Mind Benders: A1
Mind Benders A1
Our Price: $9.99

Grade(s): 3-6
Activities: 15
Pages: 32

Deductive reasoning puzzles teach children logic and improve reading comprehension and test scores.
Mind Benders: A4
Mind Benders A4
Our Price: $9.99

Grade(s): 3-6
Activities: 15
Pages: 32

Deductive reasoning puzzles teach children logic and improve reading comprehension and test scores.
Mind Benders A1/A2 software
Mind Benders A1/A2 Software
Our Price: $25.99

Grade(s): 3-6
Activities: 28

Deductive reasoning puzzles teach children logic and improve reading comprehension and test scores.
Reading Detective Beginning
Reading Detective Beginning
Our Price: $23.99

Develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills children need for exceptional reading comprehension.
Reading Detective Beginning software
Reading Detective Beginning Software
Our Price: $29.99

Grade(s): 3-4
Activities: 62

The standards-based critical thinking activities of Reading Detective® develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills children need for exceptional reading comprehension. The activities are especially effective at helping children understand more challenging reading concepts such as drawing inferences, making conclusions, determining cause-and-effect, and using context clues to define vocabulary.
Math Detective: Beginning
Math Detective Beginning
Our Price: $18.99

Grade(s): 3-4
Activities: 38
Pages: 150

Math Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math.

Students read a short story that includes a chart, table, or graph. Next they answer critical thinking questions to improve their understanding of the math concept and develop their critical thinking (comprehension) skills. Students can’t just scan the story for answers—they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and the chart, table, or graph to explain and support their answers.
Math Detective Beginning software
Math Detective Beginning Software
Our Price: $29.99

Grade(s): 3-4
Activities: 37

Math Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math.
Science Detective, Beginning
Science Detective Beginning
Our Price: $19.99

Grade(s): 3-4
Activities: 40
Pages: 150

Science Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national science standards to prepare your child for more advanced science courses and new assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in science.