Hi,
Dd5 tested on the SBV - we seem to use that much more commonly here in Australia that you do in the states - I've not come across many here who have used the WISC or WPPSI (though no doubt there are many who have). Dd was 4.25 when she was tested, almost to the day and I had asked the tester (who specialises in gifted kids) how accurate it was likely to be at that age. They said that while it was not quite as solid as testing a little older, in their experience when kids were re-tested the results from the early test were, as a rule, supported by their later testing (where the SBV is used in both instances). I'd already booked and paid, so it wasn't a mater of trying to get me through the door. Completely get that this is one psychologist view - but it is one who has seen a lot of gifted kids.
DD really enjoyed the SBV, and as I understand it, they can mix up the order of the questions a bit in a way that other tests can't (might be wrong on that), which means that younger kids don't get bored as they move through the easier questions.
Anyway - just my very unqualified 2c worth!
Last edited by Giftodd; 04/17/11 06:48 PM.
