My ds6 is the opposite, his verbal skills are not as great as his non verbal skills. He scored much higher on PRI than on the VCI. This profile seems to have a better chance at making it into the gifted program here. My dd7 is very advanced verbally, and can read several grade levels above, BUT is not very advanced when it comes to math. DS6 is in the gifted program this year, but DD7 has not made it in yet.