Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Parenting and Advocacy Newby here. Evaluation question...

Okay so DD got referred by our pedi to get a full Baily's done. I have NO idea what that is.
This is all new to us. She is gonna be 3 in about 3 months. So she's still two but... if I had to guess I'd say she's at like a k4 or kindergarten level in everything except maybe a few fine motor skills (she just starting to learn to hold a pencil)...
What will this Baily's thing assess? What will it tell us? What will she have to do? Do I get to be there with her? How do I use the results to make sure I'm giving her the best stimulation possible?
wow...
So, we're still going back and forth and back and forth on if we should put her in pre-school or not. She absolutely LOVES the idea... I don't wanna spend the money though if it's not REALLY gonna benefit her in every way.
Maybe the full Baily's will help me know if Pre-school is a good fit for her? I donno.
Like I said... I am SO new at this.

She amazes me everyday!

Is it the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID)?

http://pearsonassess.com/haiweb/cultures/en-us/productdetail.htm?pid=015-8028-007

She may ceiling on that since it only goes up to 42 months. What about the WPPSI-III or SB-V?

Oh! Thanks! I didn't even know the full name of it.
42 months? 3.5 years. Yeah... I think she's beyond that. I can't say for sure because this is her first evaluation of any kind but just based on her peers and stuff... I don't think that'd tell us anything.

I don't know what those other tests are. I don't even know what they stand for... Is it something I should suggest to the doc so that she can do one of those instead?

WPPSI-III is the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence

http://pearsonassess.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8989-317

It is for ages 2 1/2 to 7 (although probably not recommended for gifted kids over age 6)

SB-V Is the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales

http://www.riverpub.com/products/sb5/details.html

for ages 2 through 85.

You could ask the doctor about it. I don't know whether insurance would cover it or not. Ours only partially covered the testing.

OH thanks! That helps!
How much what the cost of those? How much did insurance cover and how much did you have to pay? If yo don't mind me asking????

I think the cost varies from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars depending on who does the testing. You would have to check with your own insurance to find out how much would be covered.

My daughter did the Bayleys test at 22 months. You know, it really didn't give me any useful data at all! She enjoyed the puzzles and games, and we got a 1 page report that didn't say much at all. And certainly didn't give me a heads up that she was gifted! It wasn't until we did the SB-5 recently that we got that confirmation. I remember thinking that the Bayleys test was semi-useful in measuring age equivalent fine and gross motor skills, but beyond that, it didn't seem to me to be much of a giftedness measure - much more useful for occuptational therapy (but then again, we participated in the test as a favour for my s-i-l for training purposes, so maybe we got a distorted view of the test)... jojo

Yeah that all makes sense. It sounds like it matches up with what the refaral specialist lady said about it. It sounds like Bayley's wont tell us much. If we do anything it'd be something else. And I doubt we will at this point.

I wouldn't put her in preschool unless it's with emotional peers, (which may or may not be age-peers) or for a very limited period of time (like, one hour, twice a week)

Worse than a waste, it can harm some gifted kids to be left with 'babies' for very long. Or with Adults who care for normally developing kids and have misconceptions about 'what all kids need based on their age.' Depends on the kid of course.

Welcome,
Grinity