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What sort of test is the wppsi? We are considering this for our 4 year old, for school entrance, however just curious if the test would 'work well' to show a very very verbal child's abilities, or is it better for a more visual child?
The tester mentioned playing games and doing puzzles which are all fun to dd, but where she really blows me away is with memorization of songs and jokes, ones she's heard and ones she's made up, picking up words from other languages, and her english vocab is huge.

Yes, I think the WPPSI is a good choice. Just make sure when you tell your dd about it, don't use the word games. Sometimes if they do, they expect to be able to play and have more control over the activities.

WPPSI favors slightly those verbal kids.

Oh, thanks! I will make sure to clarify with dd on the game aspect, she definitely loves control

Both of mine do as well, and one of the observations from the older one's test was that.

My son is very, very verbal and did quite well on the WPPSI. I do think that it is really important which tester you use. My son does like some control, and our tester allowed him to "design" and ask test questions of her as a part of the testing process. He did quite well and I think one reason was that the tester really understood the needs of very gifted kids. Some of the questions seem ridiculous but since he could also ask questions himself he would do anything for the tester! At 4 it is really important to consider the "affective" needs of the child during the test if you want valid scores. Just my opinion/advice!