Hi Grinity,
Our oldest, DS10, just got accepted into DYS a little over 2 weeks ago (after your and Dottie's encouragement to apply!
. After having our son tested last September, we debated for a long time whether we should have our DD6 tested. With advice of many parents in this wonderful forum, we decided to take the plunge.
We notice that DS6 is not as verbal as our youngest one, but that's because our youngest (DS5) is just ridiculously verbal. DS6 didn't seem to have any issues at school at all. She used to be very quiet, but now that it's her second year in the same classroom with the same teacher (combo K-1), she's opened up a lot. The teacher and many other parents have commented on how she's changed, and talks / participates more (but then so does all the first graders). She seldom raises her hands to answer questions, but whenever prodded by the teacher, or if asked directly, she would answer correctly.
Her teacher is wonderful. She works with her students at their levels. About half of the first graders in her class have been working on at least 2nd grade level on language arts and math. Our school requires weekly parent participation, so I'm in there at least 2 hours a week, sometimes more.
Among her siblings, DS6 is the most persistent one. She doesn't give up easily. She may be crying out of frustration, but she wouldn't quit and would eventually get it done, whether it's Singapore Math, abacus, or violin playing.
In researching about discrepancy between PRI and VCI, I came across information that if the discrepancy is higher than 19 pts, further investigation might be needed. Will achievement test resolve this?
We'll probably apply to DYS, but I'm hoping to include her portfolio unless they request more info. Here we go again ...
