I was confused initially about his age. I see now that he's old for the grade. Using the GE's quoted above, I'm getting fairly average scores in achievement based strictly on age, with a peak in the Letter-Word ID category. And that score does bump up to the 96th percentile for age, but remember this is using fairly outdated norms. It would probably be lower using the current software. The crticial thinking areas like applied problems and passage comprehension show up strong, but not GT in the "high average" area when compared to 1st graders. (Those scores were average by age.)
Achievement is hard to rank in the lower grades, when exposure can be such a factor. The various IQ scores indicate a superior, but not quite GT level, and with the lower achievement, it would make for a hard sell in our district as far as GT programming. I watched my own district turn away a child with 129's across the board (IQ, reading, and math achievement),
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Bright children with learning challenges are hard to understand in early elementary. And Elementary seems to be a tough place for any above average child. I wish I had advice about where to go from here. Good luck!
