If he is on a speech IEP they can also do an OT assessment and then add goals as necessary. It is the philosophy of current education practice to try intervention first to see if the problems can be addressed. Tell them you want an IAT meeting convened so that data can be collected to show that there is a need for further assessment. Also if your son is up for his 3 year reevaluation you are asked to sign a permission form and told which test will be given. State that you want a complete ETR done with ability and achievement assessed using accepted standardized test. This is playing the legal game.
Vicam - it's great to get the inside scoop on this stuff. I had no idea! What types of intervention might be useful in this situation? What is a ETR? Can't a person request an evaluation for learning disabilities in writing at any time?
And that's a good point - school usually don't test for 'giftedness' but they use the same tools to test for disabilities as a private tester would use to test for giftedness: a IQ test and an achievement test.
Smiles,
Grinity
