Aimee --
Thank you SO much for the information about KeyMath vs WJ. It sounds like the WJ is probably appropriate for right now, and perhaps we might want to use the KeyMath in the future if we are needing to help design a specific curriculum. You are right, I don't think he has used the KeyMath much. As far as I know, there are not really any psychologists here in Orlando (at least that I have come across) who *really* specialize in gifted testing.
I am definitely aware of the difference between the old style ratio IQs and the newer normative based IQ scores. I am mostly hoping that he will be well into the gifted range (in our region, you need to be above 130). He doesn't score very well on the typical "checklist" for gifted kids (just based on his personality, which is very passive and quiet), which is also considered *in addition* to the IQ testing. That is, if he is borderline gifted by IQ testing, they may still not accept him for gifted programming because they may deem his scores on the checklist inadequate. I think if he scores high enough on the IQ testing that they will be less likely to focus on the checklist.
Again, thanks so much for your thorough comments.
Susan
