Hi all! New here. I have read through the topics and see that others have provided input on test score results, and thought if anyone has input I would appreciate it.

Background: My DD is 10 and in 5th grade in Florida. She started school in NY (where her Nov. 30 birthday was the cutoff, so she is young in her grade). She was tested and received a perfect admission score on the test administered (she was recommended to preschool due to age, however DH and I decided to send her to K). We moved to FL after K, where it was immediately recommended that she repeat K based only on her age. Other than handwriting weakness, she had no issues, and was reading at a 3rd grade level, so we declined. She moved through 2nd, 3rd with no referral to gifted, however she always had top grades and was often bored with her work. 3rd grade in FL students take FCAT, where she had high 5 (top) scores. At the beginning of 4th grade, her science/math teacher told me that she believed that DD was obviously gifted and was surprised that she had not been recommended for testing before. Her "main/assigned" teacher was responsible for referral however, and agreed. Main teacher did not process the referral until end of school year, on which she wrote "DD cries easily." Teacher retired at end of year and I received copy of referral after end of school year, so I never determined what that meant.

At end of grade four DD did an evaluation (I wasn't provided the name of the test) that determined her be be at a 123, with FL having a cutoff of 125. Since she was over 120, she was referred for additional testing. Her 4th grade FCAT results are also 5's, and from what I can determine from the results, she got 1 reading question and 2 math questions wrong.

Last month, she was pulled from class to do a KBIT-2. She said she tested for around an hour, and was returned to class. The tester later returned and pulled DD from class a second time because, according to DD, "she forgot to finish the test." The second part of the test took around a half hour, according to DD. Yesterday, she had an envelope sitting on her desk with results. One page of the discussion of results is missing, and I called for it to be sent home today.

DD did not qualify for gifted program, with following KBIT-2 results:
V=134
NV=112
IQ-127

DAS II is 119 (90th percentile)

Verbal cluster of 133 (it is different on 1st and second page?) states very high 99th percentile, with a T-score of 77 on word definitions and a T score of 63 on verbal similarities.

Non verbal cluster score is 107 (average 68th percentile), matrices T-score 58 (above average) and sequential and quantitative reasoning T-score of 51 (average).

Spatial Cluster score is 109 (average 73rd percentile). Recall of designs T-score is 53 (average) and Pattern construction T-score is 58 (above average).

The discussion regarding the "significant discrepancy" between verbal and nonverbal is the page I am missing.

I am requesting assistance with interpreting these results, because I have a very negative history with the elementary school. I have an older DD who has moved to middle school, and it will be a relief when this DD moves to middle school as well.

I am frustrated that it took them so long to test her, that when they did, it appears (to me) that the test was improperly administered (or is not completing the test normal? DD was a bit upset about that on the day of the test). I am concerned that the test date is wrong on the paperwork returned to me, that a page was missing and the manner in which I was notified, and that there was never any discussion with me about the results. There is a form with committee signatures indicating that the student study team met, but I was not notified and have not had the opportunity to ask about the results.

My main concern at this point is that she is 99th percentile verbal, but I have no information on how to work with her/provide for her in this area. Even if she is not gifted overall by the school definition, she appears to me to be gifted (or whatever terminology would be correct) in this area. What are my options for her? Suggestions please?

DD is disappointed to not be able to attend the REACH (gifted) program at her school. She is a great kid, and I am proud of her without regard to these results, but I want to understand the results better. She exhibits nearly all the behaviors of a gifted child as I have seen them here and on Hoagie's site, so I was a bit surprised that she did not fall within the gifted category. Should I have her privately evaluated? Should I wait until she is in middle school and ask for her to be tested again? Do I have her take advanced classes rather than gifted, and consider the subject closed? (I would never want her to feel that DH and I don't think she is "good enough" as is, so I am not sure about retesting).

To any and all who stuck with me through this and respond to my extremely long post, I thank you in advance!