Hello! This is my first post here.
I have identical twin boys in the 1st grade at our local public school. Their older sister has been identified as "Superior Cognitive" and attends a charter school for gifted students. My boys' MAP test scores have always been higher than my daughter's very high scores, and they seem to yearn for challenges (especially in math) more than she ever has, so I requested that they be tested.
The scores came back showing a 7 point Full Scale IQ difference between the boys. The one missed qualifying by 4 points. This is the one, though, who had a MUCH higher MAP score for math -- the highest in his class. The district gifted coordinator said she doubted he would qualify on a retest, given his scores.
Both boys have articulation problems and are in speech therapy through school and though a private clinic. The son who did not qualify is shy, more aware of his speech issues, and is more insecure about everything. He has always been this way. I can't help but think his performance on the test has something to do with this. This is a kid who gets anxious if he doesn't do math, and asks for math pages and workbooks to calm himself. He took his sister's 4th grade math workbook and started doing the pages, just for fun.
What do you think? Have any of you experienced something similar? Should I retest? I can't imagine putting one twin into the program and keeping the other out, especially the one who is already so insecure. But I can't justify withholding enrichment opportunities from the one who qualified...
