1. GT: These scores -would- be considered gifted in language.
2. VS: This isn't really a huge drop, even though it changes him from the High Average classification to Average. It's only 9 standard score points, which would be considered within normal test-retest variation, especially after two years. The percentile changes much more rapidly near the mean than it does far away from the mean, which can make slight variations look more meaningful than they really are. I would try to avoid getting hung up on percentile changes. I will note that it is possible that his low PS had a little more impact on this index this time around, especially on BD, because the expectations for accuracy are so much lower for little ones. There are no bonus points for speed on the first few items, so slow but accurate performance would not have been penalized for time at the younger age, but may have been at the older age.
3. FR: The increase in this composite is much more interesting, and may reflect maturity/increased testability, meds taking the edge off of inattention/impulsivity (even if not at the optimal dosage), etc.
4. PS: Although I find some value in subtest profile analysis, one should remember that the index scores are more statistically robust than individual subtest scores are. Also, at the younger age, the tasks are actually different. E.g., coding involves drawing a symbol inside a shape at the younger age, and drawing a symbol under a number at the older age. There are a lot more symbol-figure pairs at the older age than there are for younger students. SS involves a single target image at the younger age, and two possible targets at the older age.
Any functional concerns with speed/volume of written output or work completion?
5. WM: As with PSI, subtest analysis should be used only with caution. (Some professionals believe it should never be used.) Although it looks very different, actually, the magnitude of the individual subtest changes is not that enormous, and the pattern of which one is stronger has not changed. I'd be interested in how he did on the three components of DS on the respective administrations, especially given the score for LNS.
