We received a letter with results of GT testing today. Our school district does not disclose any of the testing tools utilized for placement. All it gives you is the score and a GT standard of 130 on the mystery "measure" and then scores for parent/teacher inventories. He is in kindergarten. We had him privately tested at 5 yrs (1 yr ago) as we had a few problems with his preschool. After starting at his new school, we noticed an immediate change in his verbal skills and reading proficiency. At start of kinder, his DRA was an 18. He has started accelerated reader testing a yr early than age peers and consistently gets 100% on books up to 3rd grade level. These are his test scores from 1 yr ago before switching him preschools.
These were his scores:
WPPSI-III Standard Score/Percentile
Verbal (VIQ) 118 Standard Score/88 Percentile
Information 14/91
Vocabulary 13/84
Word Reasoning 13/84
Comprehension 9/37
Performance (PIQ)123/94
Block Design 15/95
Matrix Reasoning 17/99
Picture Concepts 9/37
Processing Speed (PSQ) 119/90
Symbol Search 13/84
Coding 14/91
Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) 125/95th percentile
WJ-III NU
St Score Percentile
Academic Skills 134/99
Academic Fluency 115/83
Letter Word Id 139/99.5
Reading Fluency 121/92
Math Fluency 112/79
Spelling 124/94
Writing Fluency 109/72
Math Calc Skills 119/90
He is our only child so I know very little about these scores and GT placement. Is it reasonable that I am surprised he did not place? I would love advice on whether we should try to appeal this. If so, what is the process like? I have read a few threads about portfolios. What are those exactly? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
