Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Newbie- WJ3 achievement scores, meaning?

So, even if the assessment we have isn't a complete one, should I be freaking just a bit over them anyways? I've been living in this world where because it's just a few subtests they don't really mean too much. Can I stay in that world? And, does it matter if at the beginning of Kindergarten (about 9 months before the test was taken) his teacher assessed his reading at a 2nd grade level and he wasn't doing any math at all?

I should clarify: *one* of his writing *subtests* was 17+y. I don't mean to mislead. His overall writing result was 10y6m. I just meant that when I saw a 17y9m. result even on a subtest, I REALLY freaked out! And I can promise you that in no way did he write like a high school senior at age 5! Not even a little!

He was in section B, Dottie. I didn't know what that letter meant, so thanks very much for the info! As always!

With two exceptions we are 140+ and our standard scores are based on her entering grade not her age (we jump k for 1st last year). I don't think they went up as last year they just wrote "150+" but that was compared to age and this was grade. But the writting thing is good news because I kept thinking "I'm certain I wrote better in jr. high"

I think at this point - and I bet there are a bunch of you feeling the same way - let's get this year started so we can move from worrying to solid success or issues.

Well... go MICHAEL P's GOOOOOOOOO!

Makes you wonder about the claim that over teh last 50 years school standards have dropped almost two grade levels. well EST demands bedtime ;-)

Oh, of course you don't! I didn't mean to cast aspersions, even indirectly.

I just looked back at my own post and realized that the way I worded it might have made it seem like DS7 did something he didn't do. I'm pooped after driving back from a long weekend trip this evening, and I think I just wrote badly there. Especially when it comes to scores, I want to be sure I'm as clear as possible so as not to misrepresent or mislead.

So, despite my confused post, my point is just to back yours: it IS ludicrous that my 5y9m old who is on the B level is scoring in the same sort of range as your 12yo working on the E level! There's little logic there that I can see. Writing is goofy on the WJ3!

Well, and that Michael won another gold!

I think what I'll walk away with is that her writting skills are probably close to par with her reading skills. And that when I think or talk to the school about meeting her reading needs I should clump that together as reading/writting.

Thank you.