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    I'm looking for ideas and resources to help my daughter improve her nonverbal perceptual reasoning skills. Can you help with suggestions for an older elementary student?

    I'm asking because my daughter's WISC IV results show a 33 point difference between her Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning composite scores. Does anyone have experience with such a large point spread like that? Her Perceptional Reasoning Composite Score is over 100, so she does not need intervention at school. However, I would like to know how to help her grow in this area. Thank you!

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    Welcome!

    If you browse through the Twice Exceptional forum, you will find numerous references to children with this kind of diversity in their cognitive profiles. Even if it is does not appear to drive educational challenges in your child, you may find some of the conversations to be valuable. And while it certainly isn't destiny, I would also not be too quick to assume that this will not become an area of challenge at some point in the future, especially in a relatively young child. In particular, I would keep my eye on secondary-level mathematics (geometry is a frequent trouble spot).

    Generally speaking, in a child from a reasonably enriched background (adequate health/nutrition, books, toys, play, healthy relationships with adults and children), there is no particular expectation that the cognitive skills assessed by the PRI (or any other academic cognitive skills) can be "improved" by training. To date, there is no rigorous research showing that any kind of braintraining or intervention can raise cognitive ability beyond those benefits accruing from a healthy, nurturing environment.


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