This is my first time here! I am the mother of a bright 7 (almost 8) year old girl. B has always been advanced for her age, but as a teacher myself, I still sometimes questioned whether she was bright or gifted. Well, after moving into a new school district, I finally asked for her to be screened for gifted. I just wanted to see if she was gifted - and if so - wanted her to start getting the instruction that she needed. The school gave her the KBIT and her results were as follows:
Verbal 129 (97th percentile)
Nonverbal 143 (99th)
Composite 141 (99.7th)
The counselor was surprised by the results, saying that B took a very long time to think through some of the questions,but was the highest student she had tested and that it was important to get her the instruction she needs. However, it is late in the school year and she may not get the WISC completed until the beginning of next year. I understand this, but my question is about the WISC. What is the correlation between the scores on the KBIT and the WISC? I can't find much out there about this. I want to know if it is timed or if B will be allowed to take as much time as needed. She is very meticulous about her work. Is it possible she could score a lot lower on the actual evaluation and not qualify? I know she needs to score at least a 130 on the WISC to qualify for the program, and with a 141 on the KBIT she seems like she will be fine. Or is there a discrepancy between the two tests?
I hope this all makes sense. If you have any thoughts, please share! Thank you!
