Does the test score ring true to you beyond the reading issue?
I'd advise that testing is merely a tool to help you understand your child. It shouldn't be substituted for your own observations or "gut" sense about your child.
You make a good point here - but I think like many parents, we see our GT kid do amazing things but also some really "duh" things, and we think, "Is she really gifted????"
Example: When DD5 was a baby, we saw lots of evidence of high ability - walking at 8.5 months, unbelievable receptive language, etc. However, she never did figure out how to do something as simple as tipping the sippy cup UP to get the liquid out. She kept trying to suck it like a bottle or a straw (which we showed her how to use at 6 months). We joked all the time that she'd be in middle school asking the teacher to tip her milk carton up for her! :-)
Then, at around age 2, she would start substituting her own ideas and feelings for dialogue in favorite books (Example: There is a line in "The Paper Bag Princess" (a GREAT book, by the way!) that goes something like, "Well, a princess! I love to eat princesses, but I have already eaten a whole castle today. I am a very busy dragon. Come back tomorrow!" And one day when my kid was upset at something I did, she says, "I love to eat mommies, but I have already eaten a whole house today. I am a very busy *insert her own name*. Come back tomorrow!" *slams door* So we figure this type of thing is pretty unusual for such a little kid - stuff like this is what led to getting her tested in the first place. And even though the test score was relatively high, not reading by age 5 has caused us to rethink it somewhat. We go back and forth a lot!
I do work with older gifted kids, but my only experience with little ones is having my own - so I'm passing through new territory here! :-)
