If you really want her in, I would argue broad scores too. But, I would look at the scores a bit and might reconsider. I do think passage comprehension is a score you need to get into a gifted program. The other scores are letter-word identification, reading fluency, reading vocabulary, etc. All of these areas are important but are not what most would consider essential to show giftedness. It is the same as math calculation - sure the numbers may be high, but true giftedness is going to show in math reasoning and applied problems. Think about it as a kid who can identify more words vs. a kid who can understand complex passages or a kid who knows times tables vs. a kid who can solve complex word problems. Gifted programs should be geared toward the kids who understand more complex passages or solve complex word problems.
