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DS7 was given the K-bit today. Scores were good enough to move him to the next round of testing (137). Wondering what other's experiences were with IQ testing yielding higher or lower results. I'm aware that the K-bit can be unreliable. Does it matter where a child's strengths lie? The screen focused on verbal and non-verbal; DS's strengths are in math; will that impact IQ testing? Likely won't be tested until next school year, so I have all summer to worry that he won't qualify for the assistance he needs.

For us the K-Bit wasn't a reliable test. It did give indication for my older DS that more testing was needed (K-bit score was 145 and the WISC-IV GAI came to 148). For my younger DS the K-Bit came back at 116, but later on at a different school they gave him the Cogat which came back with 144. Pretty big difference!
I've been told by others that it can test high, but that wasn't the case for us.
Good luck!