DS6 is not by nature an excellent test-taker. Now that he is on ADHD meds, maybe that will improve, but maybe not.
He is plenty bright, read fluently at age 2, and his language skills are off the charts high. Math facts are only so-so, but math concepts are good and ahead of grade.
But he has ADHD, serious handwriting and motor-skills difficulties, generally does not work quickly, and has poor stamina. And he's a bit on the anxious side. Measures of "fluency" always tank his scores, even though he knows the answers.
We need IQ numbers and math and language arts achievement numbers for him to test into the gifted program. (Has to be "across the board" gifted to qualify for anything.) My feeling is that untimed tests that can be given in small chunks with breaks will yield better results for him. Being able to answer orally rather than in writing is also a huge plus.
What tests would you want to give a kid like this? I'm assuming we will test privately, and the school district accepts a wide variety of tests.
DeeDee
