Hi! I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a 4 year old who has a big gap on some test scores. She was tested using DAS-2 at 4y1m, her GCA was 117, however her scores were highest for the first parts of the test (nonverbal reasoning) and then started declining, until the last part (spatial composite) when I could tell she was bored with it. I was allowed to sit in on the test and I know she was giving wrong answers for things she knows.
The next day she had her pre-k assessment using dial-4. I warned them that she had been tested the day before, she does not like to repeat things and she may be uncooperative. She scored at 21%, only 4 points above being learning disabled! When I questioned the teacher she pointed out several times when my daughter meowed as an answer, and they scored her on it! I'm worried about pre-k since she already knows the material and gets bored easily but I can't get anyone to listen. Are there other options I should pursue or am I going overboard already?

First, I wouldn't worry about the DIAL-4 results. The purpose of the instrument is as a screener for developmental delays (not necessarily learning disabilities, which are not identified by public schools until a few years later). In your daughter's case, it fulfilled that purpose by screening her out. Good enough.

Second, is this an academic pre-k or a play-based pre-k? If play-based, lack of academic challenge may not even come up, as the primary instructional goals will be social, emotional, behavioral, and attentional. (Making friends, taking turns, following directions, sitting still, acclimating to a classroom environment.)

May I inquire as to the reason she was assessed with the DAS-II? And if you feel comfortable, what her cluster and subtest scores were? Both the test and the testers usually have small children in mind. While I have certainly seen children fade with fatigue or lack of interest, usually, the tasks are interesting enough to maintain optimal performance. (This is actually why some of those spatial tasks happen near the end.) Standard administration usually takes between 30-60 minutes for preschoolers, with the longer time including supplementary subtests. Did your administration take much longer than that?