So, Butter is not a "shoo in" based mostly on her WIAT testing...but out of 10 subtests, 7 of them start at 5 grade levels above her current 3rd grade placement with age peers and the tester told me the 3 lower scores are likely due to lack of exposure (in other words, the former school held her back, grrrrr!)
She hates writing...I don't know how I would convince her to do some academic writing that fits the criteria...how do you even know they are doing work 2 or more grade levels above? Can I just get a 5th grade math book and see if she can do it?
I thought DYS was what we really wanted, but maybe it's not quite the right program for us. I also don't want to pay for and make Butter go through testing again in a year...but we could really use an advocate...
I would greatly appreciate your input as to what you did if your child's scores were not glaringly DYS material or how you got your child (especially the non work producing type) to cooperate enough to do the work needed for the portfolio.
OR...is there something like DYS for more creatively inclined kids? tia!
