Dottie, I would basically agree with you.
Ohio accepts either IQ tests or achievement tests, here is their wording on it:
Score two standard deviations above the mean minus the standard error of measurement on an intelligence test, perform at or above the 95th percentile on a basic or composite battery of a nationally normed achievement test, or attain an approved score on an above grade-level standardized, nationally normed test.
I figure our school, and most others, use the ITBS because it's much cheaper to administer and the qualifications to administer it is much easier to meet than to administer an IQ test. What I think is unfortunate is kids like my GS & his friend are getting bored to death with reading a book they both read last year, filling out a study guide without being allowed to discuss their own thoughts, doing vocabulary lists on words they know. Whether the kids in the class are gifted or high achievers, I don't see it as very stimulating or engaging. And the most unfortunate part is I think the gifted kids are getting bored to death but the high achievers are filling out the papers without a complaint.
I think this ETC teacher might be more comfortable with math than reading, but last year she had them measuring & recording the dimensions of their room when she ran out of planned math activities.
