In our case, DS was an early and very good reader but is also notable for his chess talent, which is certainly not a verbal area. I believe I was told that the analogies section of the RIAS was a "better" (less dependent on cultural knowledge?) indicator than the other verbal section. As always, it's good to look at the kid you have now and remember that he is still the same kid he was before you got the results, which are also limited. I am not a huge fan of this test. It's the only one used in my district and I am informally familiar with the results of some children I know, many of which seem kind of off base to me in both directions (too high/too low). With my own kids, I feel like DS tested a little high and DD tested a little low, though both tested gifted.
