Hopefully folks more familiar with testing will chime in, but I have a couple questions/comments. First of all, what prompted the school to want to do more testing? It is rare for teachers to pay any bit of attention to IQ, even in my son's GT school! Once they're in the program, it doesn't come up again usually. Do you think the testing is more because of the 2e factors? Maybe the school could gain some useful information that could help with accommodations?
I guess if I were you, I would ask the school what they hope to get out of the testing. Also, does your kiddo mind the testing? If it will make him anxious, the school should have a very good reason for doing this. I would also ask the school to give you assurances that your kiddo will not be pulled from any GT programs based on the new scores, esp. since your DS qualifies based on his MAPs, and esp. if your DS is benefitting from whatever GT programs they offer.
As for IQ scores being inflated, it is possible to score fairly high on IQ tests at the younger ages, I think because if you have some early skills that not many other kids at that young age have yet, you will likely do better. Don't quote me on any of this! Consistent achievement test scores over time will tell you more than an isolated IQ test, I believe.
