I also think that tests such as the WJ-III are more likely to be influenced by environment in the very early years of school than ability tests - if a child has been to preschool or been exposed to some basic reading and math skills, they will score much better than a child who's been left to imaginary play all day, even if they have the same IQ.
This does make a lot of sense. He did have an abbreviated version of an IQ test performed. Apparently he scored in the superior section in Verbal and Performance, but did not do well (average) in processing speed. The person who tested him said he probably should do a full IQ test when he is 6 or older. He is a young 5 now
He has had a lot of exposure to books, and numbers and sciencey stuff. He has had part time preschool experience (3 days a week, 2.5 hrs a day) as well. He started reading around 3 years, 8 months or thereabouts -- he scored exceptionally well in the WJ test on reading.
she also added that in their case, it didn't do *much* good (it did help some), but the fact it didn't help wasn't what mattered - what made a lasting impression for her was that her mom was always there, standing up to whoever, advocating for what she needed, and that in turn taught her to stand up for herself
This is awesome. It does matter a whole deal, I think. At the same time, I am just afraid that his teacher may be viewing me as one of those parents who thinks their kid does no wrong and is just smart and brilliant and all of that.
He is also taking a very long time to color things. His K seems to focus a whole lot on coloring. So far, he has flat out refused to do one worksheet (he said it was too babyish), but has atleast attempted to do all other worksheets (except for the coloring).
Thanks again.
