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I had to request the wisc cover sheet repeatedly for my ds6, and wondered along the way why I was bothering, since his score already qualified him for the program we wanted and dys. When I had it rescored with the extended norms, though, the fsiq went up 14 points. So I guess I agree that it can help you the parent better appreciate what life might be like for your child. I also agree that it may help to provide a "wow!" factor in the event that it is needed for advocacy for your child.

(Bump.) OP, did you ever get the information you wanted? I can't even get hold of subtest scores.

No I didn't get them. I gave up at some point. My ds was 12 and we got everything we need from the scores. He was accepted into DYS and he got the acceleration at school we wanted for him. We were curious how high is VCI and PRI would go with extending the norms. If my ds was younger I might have pushed harder, but the usefulness of his scores was very short lived. He is at a level in school were he tested into classes and follows the sequence. We know what his minim number and that's enough for us.

We did use a private tester and I'm sure if I pushed hard enough I could have gotten them. I wasn't interested in burning the bridge given I need my DD tested as well. The tester is very experienced and that was more important to me than satisfying my curiosity.

Who did the testing that you can't get the subtest score? Was it a school?
A private tester would give a full report but a school often gives very little information.

Thanks. The test was ordered by the school, and the tester was paid by the school, but is not a regular employee of the school (or the district).

Is it typical for schools to actively try to prevent parents getting access to this kind of information?

Actually I shouldn't hijack your thread. I've got a thread here.
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....ongruous_test_results_Pl.html#Post150424