Golly, I sure hope they let him take the Math Class!
My son also did very poorly on the 'match up numbers/letters to symbols' subtest, but the tester did use that score anyway. How Deflating! LOL.
Anyway. Today's word is 'bottleneck.'
Once you get over the hurdles to get him into the Math Class, the next order of business is to take a look at his life and see if the parts of him that cause low 'processing speed' on the test are getting in his way at home or at school. Around her we use the term 'bottlenecks.' They are sort of like learning disabilities that allow a child to perform well above grade level expectations, but limit the child compared to their own strengths.
Also, it can matter if a child is 'clumsy with a pencil' or 'distracted during speed activities' or 'tires easily' or 'so perfectionist that they miss the point and go for perfection even when the task shifts.' Or maybe this is one of those situations where you child is perfectly fine and only the test score is affected.
My son was 'pencil clumsy' and was having a real problem with writing assignments in early elementary. He learned to type at age 9, and now writing is one of his strongest strengths.
I'm wondering what your son 'looks like' at school - does he appear as gifted as his GAI would suggest? Is he happy? Social? Is he learning to work hard and learn how to learn? Has he done accelerations or enrichment?
Love and More Love,
Grinity
