Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment questions from a newbie

Both my kids tested HG+ on the WISC IV (well one kid, the other had slow processing but using his GAI he qualifies for DYS). Both my kids did not qualify for the gifted program with the OLSAT. From what I've read the OLSAT is a screener for school ability (and you are allowed to prepare for it) and it catches some gifted and high ability kids. Even the scores are rated as SAI (School Ability Index) not IQ. So not a valid indicator of gifted or not gifted, but it doesn't really help when that's what you need for your child to get into the gifted program and they don't accept outside testing…

I would ask for additional testing anyway based on teacher recommendation (which I'm sure you can get). Get her tested with an IQ test (hopefully a comprehensive one where they test both verbal and non-verbal domains).

If you don't care about gifted label, then it's not important. If you do, then I would do the above. I doubt that the school is going to be able to tell you why she didn't qualify on the OLSAT.