Any advice/suggestions would be much appreciated...
DS (3 years, 10 months) appears to be about a Level 3 based on the Ruf estimates (reading at around 3, doing addition and subtraction, etc.)
Through a local university, we can have some basic IQ/Aptitude testing done for $120. (It includes the KTEA-II-Brief Form and the KBIT-2.) It takes about an hour and can be done once he turns four.
My initial thinking is that we'll do the brief assessments now. If his scores are high enough, they will qualify him for summer programs/Saturday morning experiences for gifted children. The "to test or not to test" question comes here. We don't really need the scores now, although I am curious to see how he will do with peers of similar cognitive ability. (His same age peers don't seem to "get" him.)
If the scores are high, and I think they will be, we'll do a full blown assessment at 5 or 5 1/2 prior to entrance into kindergarten so that I can work with the school to get his needs met. (Of course I could just wait until he is 5 and do the complete assessment.)
I've tried to think this through, but I'm wondering if there are any drawbacks/pitfalls that I'm not considering!
Thank you!
Kathie
