I saw Mamaandmore's post today and didn't want to butt in with my questions...
A while back I posted regarding my kindergarten age son's WISC/WIATT test scores. Long story short, he had high WIATT scores (147 highest) but a lower FSIQ (118 but with scatter). As the new school year is approaching, I've been hearing grumblings about going back to school. His only hope is that fist grade will be more challenging.... and I didn't have the heart to tell him. It was really sad...at the end of the school yr each kid had to write down what was the "one" thing they learned for a fact in Kindergarten this year. My son wrote that "Easy work was just a fact of life". Needless to say this reiterated to me that I'm missing the boat with this kid.
DS seems to have grown by leaps and bounds again this summer (reading advanced chapter books, becoming obsessed with chess and robotics). DH and myself are seriously considering having a 2nd test. However, before I do so I want to make sure I educate myself on what to look for/expect out of a tester.
Our first test was performed by an education diagnostician connected to a local university. She provided a brief written report but didn't explain the findings to us (something she said she would do). Her teaching schedule made her impossible to get a hold of. It took us 2.5weeks to get the test results. Secondly, when she tested DS, both the WISC and WIATT were performed on the same day with a 40min break for lunch. Is this typical or should we have had more breaks? I think we were there 10-2:30. Thirdly, a teacher friend of mine suggested that he should have been screened with the SB-V vs WISC because he is so strong with math/visual-spatial relationships. I couldn't find any data suggesting one over the other. Does this sound familar to any of you? Finally, I'm curious if I should have taken him to a psychologist? Would they provide more insight?
If you have any suggestions; I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks a bunch!
TXMOM
