Thanks for all your opinions! There is so much to learn about in regards to tests, scoring, the education process.... I am not so concerned about whether my child is labeled gifted or not. I just want to make sure that he gets whatever help he needs to achieve what he is capable of.
In re: IQ testing, I should be getting the results of that soon, though I believe it was the WPPSI. Sorry to hear that it's a 'waste of time/money' in your opinions...(another thing to look up..) I guess I will have to see how things go over time and consider the WISC when he is older.
Re: raw scores. How are they more helpful than the standard score or percentiles? Here are his:
Letter-word recognition-34
spelling-15
passage comprehension-16
applied problems-17
word attack-14
picture vocab-18
oral comprehension-6
Also, he may be a quirky kid (older sister finds his interest in butterflies, starfish/sea animals and art 'a little awkward for a boy'-her words) but he definitely is not on the spectrum. Another thing the learning specialist was concerned about was ADHD....we know he is a little young, but she told me that even in a one-to-one setting, he had difficulty w/ maintaining focus (esp w/ oral section) and often needed re-direction. This actually concerns me a lot, but I know that he is still young.
