Wow! I am so glad you are all out there sharing your wealth of information. This last set of links from acs has been an eye-opener. We recently got back WISC results with a 40-point span in composite scores, and a lot of seemingly contradictory information from the school�s testing.
We have been mired in frustration with testing for the gifted program for our DS7. I�ve mentioned in earlier posts that DS7 told us well into the testing process that he didn�t like to be tested and sometimes just didn�t do it. I just got the official letter stating that he is not qualified for the program. I understand why, but I think they should more impressed by the fact that he managed to answer all of the questions on a few of the exams wrong. (Not blank, but actually wrong, on purpose. I'm trying to maintain my sense of humor through all of this.
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The district only accepts their testing, but for our peace of mind we also had a private WISC done. There was a 40-point percentile span in the composite scores and even wider spans in some subtests, for example, digit span of 50th percentile and arithmetic of 98th percentile. The tester, who is not a 2E specialist, says that he not sure how to interpret results like this, and has recommended a few people for possible follow-ups because he thinks the extreme score range may indicate some difficulties.
With all of the reading I�ve been doing, this last set of links really seems to pull some of the problems into a more understandable package. We seem to have an extremely visual-spatial child, who does not process auditory information very well. The handwriting problems, the frustration, and the fact that the school doesn�t think he is gifted are all starting to make sense. We�re now trying to decide how to proceed. The district seems to see below grade level achievement as necessary for intervention, so I�m not sure where to go with them, but the article from Gifted Development gives me a place to start with the WISC information.
