DS was tested at 6.5 and I was in the room for all of the testing (WISC-IV, WIAT-III, WRAML?, Conners, and maybe some more that I've forgot). I was there to ease his anxiety and to help with getting him to refocus when needed. He spent almost one whole session under the desk answering questions from there as an example of the fun the tester got to deal with. It was frustrating to watch knowing we were paying a LOT of money but at the same time it was exactly the type of behavior that led us to testing in the first place.
While I can see why they wouldn't want parents knowing the questions to avoid test prep, I'm exceptionally grateful that I had the chance to see the testing. My DS had results ranging from 2%tile to 99.6%tile and it was useful to have an idea of what was going on in the room during each one to add additional context to the results. The one that he scored 2%tile was particularly interesting since he was completely sidetracked about a particular part of it and never really answered the questions (I'd say more but don't want to risk revealing part of the test). The tester didn't really pick up on what he was rambling about and chalked it up to his 2e-ness which I'm not sure of but we'll have to wait and see. There were questions and answers that the tester even wrote up in the final report because his answers were "so gifted" (in this case I mean hilariously odd especially for someone his age).
We will end up retesting him again at some point to have an update on his 2e issues. We'll likely also test his younger sister at some point as well. I have no intention of ever trying to prep either of them since I want to know what the actual results are to aid in making the best decisions I can for them. DS easily qualifies for the school programs, I suspect DD will as well but if she doesn't that is fine. If I've learned anything over the past 7 years with DS it is that there are some kids that NEED gifted programming and shoehorning kids that don't meet the criteria is a disservice to both groups.
