Of course things might change next year when she moves up to 2/3 grade combo class.
2. Is there a better time to test with WISC-IV? Our daughter will turn 7 in May. Does it make any difference to have the test done when she's 6, 7 or 8?
It sounds like a great group of kids and that the teacher is being very helpful. A great teacher can make a great year, but I would go ahead with testing due to you can't control what next year or the year after will be like. I would test as soon as WISC IV is availible because she is happy now, and things like depression and anxiety or 'blending in' pressure all depress scores.
I applied to YSP while my son was having the best year he ever had in elementray with a great teacher who told us that 'he was a bit odd, but no big deal' - I applied anyway, and am so glad I did because that year turned out to be a wonderful respite from a elementary school experience that ranged from lackluster to damagaging.
Test while they are well and cooperative - as they get older they get wiser and that can work against you. By age 7 when my son took him I got the 'well I think these scores are an underestimate due to depression and anxiety' - AT AGE 7! Can I have a 'do over' ticket to my parenting life?
Gah!
The present is so much better, it's hard to imagine that the past is really real. But it is.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
