Are you looking to further test or IQ test to potentially qualify for DYS or are you looking to use IQ scores to better advocate for her in school. If it is the second, I think the Explore results can be useful in that regard. Are you aware if the new school is familiar with Explore? I would start with explaining to them why you took the Explore and what the results indicate. The report that comes along with the results should be useful to them in understanding her level (ie where you DD is with respect to 8th graders that took the test in the fall) and the information on the back seems useful in determining what the student could learn to show growth – you could ask if she can be put at a level that would expose her to material that would lead to growth.
I'm really trying to get the best advice about how to help her achieve her potential. I don't have a good sense about whether the Explore test is likely to have underestimated her potential or not, so that is one question. The only advantage of the DYS program would be to get some external input on what she really needs and what exactly I should be asking the new school for; I suppose getting her tested might also give me some of the advice I am hoping for.
