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Like Cricket, I have a 2e child who has been tested twice and come out with scores about 20 points different (higher in our case) the second time around. Neither score is considered to be anywhere near his actual IQ, as he simply doesn't think in the way needed for the test. I wouldn't expect it to vary that much in a non-2e child.

I would push them to use the scores they have, but if they insist, be prepared to battle if her score doeesn't qualify her the second time around.

And, FWIW, my dd's scores were gifted both times. It was just the difference btwn PG and MG with scores ranging from the 25th to 99.9th+ even when she appeared MG. I think that I might have been able to argue for GT placement even using the lower, MG, scores even if they had been a few points lower or missed the GT cut by a few points b/c there were some very impressively high scores still in there.

I'd agree with Nautigal that I wouldn't expect the kind of fluctuation we've seen in a non 2e child either and that type of erratic fluctuation is something we see constantly in dd in all of her testing including school tests and annual achievement tests. If you're not seeing that, which it doesn't sound like you are, I'd be less worried about a big change.

Thank you all so much for your responses. I feel much better just having a chance to talk about this. I went into my meeting based on the injustice of having her be the only child to be restested. The CST agreed and stated that they predicted her scores would probably only increase so retesting is not necessary. I am not sure what the principals final decision will be but I provided a lot of research that stated age 6 is a valid age for testing a G&T child.
One thing I have learned from this process is that I need to continue to be an advocate for my DD and keep pushing the school to provide her with the services she deserves. Thanks again!