Hi, I would really appreciate advice on my DD6's test results. I'm fairly new here but have a HG DS8 who is in a FT gifted classroom and have had some background on testing, etc.

My 2nd child, DD now 6 1/2 always seems to be more concerned with socializing and was never really as "academic" seeming as a preschooler as my DS. She started K last year at age 5 1/2 and after a month and a 1/2 of school, she hated it. Never wanted to go back and said she was board. So we figured we should have her IQ tested so we at least knew what might be going on with her.

We went to a nationally known tester/gifted specialist for SB5 and she was age 5.7.
She scored as follows:
NVIQ - 132
VIQ - 144
FSIQ - 140
FR - 135
KN - 131
QR - 122
VS - 143
WM - 141

We were of course, shocked that she scored so high because we really didn't see that in her. Or maybe it just presents different than our DS (he's very high in the Knowledge area and seems to "know" so much that we always thought he would be higher.)

Anyway, after receiving those results, we pulled her out of K and kept her home to "homeschool." Problem was that she fought me on all academic work the entire year. She was not at all interested in learning schoolwork and we barely did anything. It got to the point that I just figured 1st grade teacher would have to take charge of it and all would be ok.

Well, about a month before school started the program director called and said that her test scores were much higher than other GT 1st graders. They suggested a better placement for her would be the FT GT 2nd grade classroom. The school did not ask for Achievement testing and just asked if she was reading. She hates to read but seemed to be at about a 2nd grade level so I told them that she reads. I also made sure they understood that she had never really been in a school environment so this would be an adjustment.

We all agreed to give it a shot, including DD. She loves older kids and was fine with the age difference. This classroom is 2nd grade but teaches 3rd grade math and Language arts.

Well, she started school this fall and socially it is terrific. She has many friends and no issues in that area. Academics are another story. She took the MAP test and only scored like a typical 1st grader in math and reading score was only about 2nd grade level. I think the low math score was due to her total fear of reading on her own and inability to do the word problem reading. In general, she seems to completely freeze up when asked to perform at school. Very afraid to take risks and always has been.

We have her in reading tutoring right now and she still complains and says she "hates to learn." However, since starting school both my husband and I and her teacher have seen academic improvements. She is more receptive to reading and has gotten better at writing and math facts. Her teacher seems to think it will all come around and talks as if she will be moving to 3rd grade next year.

I just don't know what to think of her. If she scores this well on IQ shouldn't she be more academically interested?

and second,

Does it seem like we are expecting too much from her in this skip? The rest of the class reads about 4th grade level on average and math about 3rd grade level. My DD6 hasn't really even learned to count money or tell time yet....

Oh my, I apologize for the long post, got on a roll with typing. Thanks!

R