Hi, all
I have a PG teenager and also a 3 1/2 year old that appears to be gifted, but who knows to what degree.
We've decided to enroll the 3 1/2 year old into a preschool next year and have selected a gifted private school that seems to meet our criteria. They do not require IQ tests for the preschool age kids, but they do require that they complete a screening.
My son did the screening, but being a highly distractable 3-year-old didn't complete a portion of the test. We just heard this morning that he still passed the screening, despite not completing the test. They gave us 3 scores, which has left us scratching our heads: his language score was 6 (with a ceiling of 6), Cognitive was 5 (with a ceiling of 6), and Language/Cognitive was 5 (with a note that he was just one point shy of getting a 6).
Does this sound like any kind of screening test you all are familiar with? Do you believe that gifted screenings are valid?
Our main concern is that we don't want to start our son at this preschool if he wouldn't later qualify for the grade school (which requires a full IQ test). I have a meeting set up with the school next week, but I was hoping we could get some insights from parents who have BTDT ahead of time. The cynical part of me worries that they pass most kids on the screening.
As I mentioned before, though, he does show signs of giftedness. He's an excellent reader, completes huge puzzles on his own, great with numbers, etc. Our scale for what is "normal" for a 3-year-old is thrown off a bit since our other child is PG.
Thank you
