Hi,
I am new to this community. My daughter (now age 8, 2nd grade) took the WISC IV almost two years ago and scored very well (FSIQ = 138). I did not know anything about the General Ability Index (GAI) at the time, but have since learned that hers is 150 -- enough to qualify for the IQ portion of DYS eligibility criteria.
A few days ago, I took her back to the same psychologist to take the WIAT-III. I just got the results and am hoping someone can help me interpret them.
Reading Scores Reported are from ***Sixth Grade*** Selections
Language and Reading
-- Word Reading: Standard Score 144; Percentile 99.8.
-- Reading Comprehension (Sixth Grade Reading Selections): Standard Score, 138; Percentile 99.
-- Oral Reading Fluency (Sixth Grade Selections): Standard Score 131; Percentile 98.
Math
-- Numerical Operations: Standard Score 119; Percentile 90
-- Math Problem Solving: Standard Score 133; Percentile 99
Spelling and Written Language
-- Spelling: Standard Score 115; Percentile 84
-- Sentence Composition: Standard Score 149; Percentile >99.9
-- Essay Composition: Standard Score 134; Percentile 99
Composite Wechsler Individual Tests
-- Reading Comprehension and Fluency = 139 (99.5 percentile)
-- Written Expression = 141 (99.7 percentile)
-- Mathematics = 128 (97th percentile)
My confusion lies in the fact that the Reading scores are based on "Sixth Grade selections," even though my daughter is in 2nd grade (she's an advanced reader). Does anyone familiar with the WIAT III know if the percentiles noted in the results reflect the child's true age or, if the questions are from 6th grade, is the percentile based on 6th grade?
I am wondering if the tester gave her selections from a lower grade, would she have gotten a higher percentile? Is it customary in the WIAT III to give selections from a higher grade level?
Also, I don't see an overall score for the entire test. Should there be one?
The narrative discussion of the results all sounds very positive saying "reading comprehension and word reading was greater than 12th grade level" and "reading fluency was at the beginning of seventh" grade."
Thanks for your help. I am going to call the tester, but now it's now the weekend and I probably won't be able to reach her until Monday.
Just confused about how the above-grade selections influence the percentile reported. I would have liked to see a 99.9 percentile composite score, but wonder if a 99.5 percentile composite with 6th grade questions would amount to 99.9 for a 2nd grader. I hope that makes sense.
