Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Wisc IV Scores Question/Inexperienced Sch. Psyc.

I think sometimes in a forum like this it is easy to get a warped view on scores. So many posters here have kids with PG scores of 145+ that parents can start to think that is the norm for gifted, and lower than that is not high enough. Your son's scores are quite high. They are clearly high enough to be considered gifted by anyone. Your son is gifted and he should qualify without problem for any gifted program, save the few (like Davidson) that serve the profoundly gifted only. For example, Vanderbilt has a program for gifted children. It serves children whose iq places them in the 95th percentile and up. Your son more than qualifies for that. Mensa requires a score of 130- your son qualifies for that. Get the pull-out for him. Take the grade skip if you can. And don't hesitate to think that he will qualify for any gifted programs you find locally for him. Although his scores don't indicate PG, he is clearly gifted and will need and benifit from the resources you can find.

Can I just "like" GinaW's post? Your ds is clearly well outside of the norm and probably has very different needs than the majority of his grade peers at school unless there is a very unusual population at his school. 134 is right at or very close to the 99th percentile on the WISC. Even if there are 100 kids in his grade, he is likely the most intelligent child in that grade again unless the school population is atypical.

My dd14 is not PG either and she has done very well with a grade skip even though she was the youngest in grade pre-skip. It isn't only PG kids who need something significantly different than the typical curriculum.

Sorry I was unclear - he is currently in the enrichment program but really finds no challenge in it. I think the best thing I could do for him is push for grade skipping. I know the superintendent was opposed to it and said I needed to think about him relating to his peers. I explained that he was referring to his age/grade peers and my son already does not relate to them and relates better to older people.
I believe GinaW is correct with my sense of scores, there are so many PG scores my thought was he is no where near that!
I agree too that he really needs something significantly different that the normal curriculum. I will meet with the school again and see what they can offer him otherwise I think I will push (nicely) for skipping and inquire about achievement testing.
Thank you all so much for your information. It is a difficult thing to deal with as I never discuss it with other parents but it has been great to read the different comments/experiences by people that have been there.

Lmauro I can really relate to your situation. My son is in second grade and in the gifted pullout program that though he enjoys does not seem to be enough to meet his needs. He is also under the DYS qualifying score yet seems at another level from the children in the gifted program. So I can understand your frustration and struggle with knowing what to do.

I don't have any advice since I too am trying to figure out what to do but just wanted to let you know that I could really relate to your post.

Good luck!