Hi there. I have a few basic questions. My daughter is in first grade and reads at probably a 4th-6th grade level (I don't know for sure). Her teacher told us that she doesn't have a reading group because she has no peers in her class who read at her level (i.e., she's the strongest reader). Her writing skills are also very strong (this is obvious to any observer who might read the student writing examples on the walls) and her vocabulary skills are astonishing. She's otherwise very sharp & perceptive.
Our school district recently started implementing universal screening. I was very surprised that she didn't meet the cut-off (132) on the OLSAT for further testing. Her score was 113, which from what I've been able to make out, is basically "high average." They didn't even tell us what this translates to in percentiles or how it broke down for verbal & non-verbal.
I know everyone thinks their child is above average...but in all honesty, mine is not a "high average" child, as anyone who talks to her for 2 minutes can tell you. It's fine with me if she's not labeled as gifted, so I don't have an axe to grind. Rather, what I'm trying to understand is how it's possible for a kid to have a mediocre OLSAT score if they have such advanced language skills and decent (definitely above avg.) math skills. Do strong language skills not translate into high OLSAT scores?
We're meeting with school personnel on the 19th to ask these & other questions. TIA for any insights.
Esther
