GAI is
General Ability Index (document dated 2007, coincides with WISC-IV. WISC-V is the current version of the test but I am unaware of a new GAI document published to coincide with WISC-V).
It does not appear our child qualifies for help from Davidson.
While the scores which you posted do not meet the
minimums posted for qualification to the Davidson Young Scholar (DYS) program, help from Davidson is provided free to the public in many forms including:
- information on the
Davidson Database,
- this public forum,
-
guidebooks,
- the
Educators Guild (which you may wish to mention to your local school).
It appears the Davidson cut off is 99.6% or higher.
Is 99.6% a typo, or what is your source for this figure? The
DYS Qualifications page mentions "scores in the 99.9th percentile".
What other resources are out there for these kids?
In-person classes for weekends or summertime? On-line classes for after school? Events at libraries, museums, a college campus? Assistance for parental advocacy?
Your child's score may qualify for
Mensa membership and depending on your area they may have gatherings for children.
We really need support as our school district has so far done nothing.
Unfortunately, many schools do nothing until parents begin to research, document, plan, and meet to advocate.
Advocacy tips here.
he does not seem to have an appetite for more academic work at home.
Many families
nurture their children's curiosity and provide opportunity for enrichment in the home as a regular part of family life, ranging from extensive stacks of library books in areas of interest, to activities, to travel.
Often an observant parent can find a teaching moment and relate a child's interests to academic concepts... math, engineering, history, etc. There are many resources listed in the
Recommended Resources forum, also at Gifted Homeschoolers Forum (
GHF).
would it be worth an application anyway
As the other scores are not near the cutoff (12 to 20+ points below cutoff... generally a full standard deviation below cutoff), I would tend to say no. But I will also ask whether the tester was familiar with gifted. The working memory and processing speed are significantly lower than other scores...
