Originally Posted by aeh
Well, so there's this:
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/082957359601100215

which finds that, in her small study population, the OLSAT underidentified GT students at the 98, 97, and 96th %ile cutoffs (using a comprehensive WISC measure as the standard of comparison). Correlation of .39 at the 98th %ile or higher between the two measures, which isn't all that great.

And also, the SEM of the OLSAT-8 is just under 6, which means that your DC's score is within a SEM of the cutoff score. (That's on the SAI, btw, not the scaled score, so actually the relevant SEM is likely even larger in this case.) So there's that.

I would start, however, by considering whether the GATE program provides sufficient support to be worth the advocacy.


The GATE program does not provide sufficient support, and that's a good point. The way GATE has functioned for my eldest has been as a steam-release valve that gets her out of the classroom and into a somewhat engaging situation with kids on her level. It's a band-aid for sure, but it's something she looks forward to.

Stacey. Former high school teacher, back in the corporate world, mom to 2 bright girls: DD12 & DD7.