Hello all,
Our DS8 was evaluated at age 5Y3M at the University of Washington in Seattle, and without looking at all the scores, the evaluator stated essentially that he was a "well mannered, bright boy" the number that comes to mind was 128. My question to you all isn't about his scores, but whether or not to re-test at some point.
We had decided to have him assessed because he was, well, you know, different! and looking back I realize my ignorance of timing was vast. He hadn't decided to read at that point.
Fast forward to now: Last fall he did a computerized multiple choice thing (NWEA Measure of Academic Progress) and he was reading at the 11th grade level (at age 8y1m) and this spring he did the NWEA MAP math assessment that put him solidly in 8th grade math.
He is a vibrant, curious, challenging person who is absolutely driven to learn what he wants to learn. He had a really horrible 2nd grade experience in PS and we pulled him out in Feb last year to home school/alternative public school and that is going well.
Ok, here's my question and I suppose it's really for me. We live in a rural area with no gifted programs as the state doesn't require them (Washington) and even if there were, I know a "number" doesn't change a thing about who DS is.
But would accurate (I think) identification make a difference for access to any future resources?
blah blah blah. and thank you for listening.
