Hello,
Just wanted to follow up from my original post...looks like there have been a lot of views and wanted to follow up should our experience help someone out there
My DS took the WISC IV last week and ended up with 147 FSIQ (Verbal Comp 155, Percep Reas 139, Working memory 129, processing speed 121). Compared to the 131 on the SB V, the tester mentioned she doesn't see this difference often. A couple of areas on the SBV that aren't covered on the WISC may have contributed to the difference. He also took the WIAT III and are awaiting final report, but said he aced language/reading and got about 93% on math. We are now in the lottery for the gifted charter school
And at the very least, be able to participate in the gifted program in the public school. Homeschool of some sort is also on the table.
Just a side note about Montessori. It has many wonderful aspects...but be careful about the "move ahead at their own pace" claim. To an extent it's true, but when you have 29 kids in a class, you still have to wait your turn for the next lesson...usually much longer than necessary for a gifted kid that doesn't need weeks of follow up time.
