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    DD report arrived and she meets numerical criteria with 147 on the WISC 5 Verbal (full scale 139) but lower on the WIAT III (141 math, 136 reading). Is it worth applying or is the application pretty hard and fast based on numbers?

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    Others who have more experience on this can comment on their success with the portfolio-based application.

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    Yes, I think you probably need to supplement those tests with a portfolio. If you search on "portfolio" here, you should come up with a bunch of threads with suggestions.

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    Or, if she is old enough, take EXPLORE through NUMATS or Duke TIP.

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    As a parent, I might look further into why her IQ exceeds her achievement, for example... any learning disabilities?

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    Originally Posted by indigo
    As a parent, I might look further into why her IQ exceeds her achievement, fior example... any learning disabilities?

    Or lack of challenge?

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    Originally Posted by indigo
    As a parent, I might look further into why her IQ exceeds her achievement, for example... any learning disabilities?


    It's a six-point difference. If the subtest scores show identifiable scatter, maybe, but I wouldn't necessarily go looking for a learning disability on the basis of what we know here.

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    Originally Posted by ElizabethN
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    As a parent, I might look further into why her IQ exceeds her achievement, for example... any learning disabilities?


    It's a six-point difference. If the subtest scores show identifiable scatter, maybe, but I wouldn't necessarily go looking for a learning disability on the basis of what we know here.
    Nor would I limit myself to looking for a learning disability. However I would look further into the difference. Possibly the test reports contain meaningful clues? Possibly there's been lack of challenge, as brainstormed by puffin?

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    Originally Posted by ElizabethN
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    As a parent, I might look further into why her IQ exceeds her achievement, for example... any learning disabilities?


    It's a six-point difference. If the subtest scores show identifiable scatter, maybe, but I wouldn't necessarily go looking for a learning disability on the basis of what we know here.

    Yes, in the absence of additional information, the differences across the data posted are not statistically significant.


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