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Hi,
My 3.5 year old was given a Brigance preschool II test. It was out of 100. I was told an average score was 77 and 'gifted' score was 84. She scored 100.
Has anyone heard of this test? Any insights into what this means in terms of level of giftedness?
The nurse said I should have her 'assessed' but I don't have any reason to do this at this stage.
She can read a little bit and will start school in 2+ years. I am not in the US.
Thanks for any information!

Do you have the breakdown of scores? I'm sure there will be others with more insight, but I'll add this. My DD was given something similar to this (although it may have been a slightly different version) when she was 2 years old, almost 3.

The PhD evaluated with the Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development and Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration. The results were as follows based on age equivalents (not as a score).

1. Body parts: 4.5 years (receptive) and 5.0 years (expressive)
2. Colors: 6.0 years
3. Shapes: 6.0 years
4. Qualitative/Quantitative Concepts � 5.5 years
5. Visual Discrimination � 6.6 years
6. Recites Alphabet - 5.9 years
7. Uppercase Letter Recognition � 6.3 years
8. Lower Case Letter Recognition � 6.0 years
9. Number Concepts � 5.3 years
10. Numeral Comprehension � 5.5 years
11. Listening Comprehension � 6.0 years
12. Visual-Motor Integration � 3.0 years

DD was 2.5 to 3.5+ years ahead of of her age peers on everything except visual-motor integration (writing skills). I was told to test again when she turned 6. DD is now 8 and was identified as MG when she tested at 6.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Thanks TX G Mom!

No I don't; have anything like that, I have the raw scored report which says for example

assessment number 5A visual motor skills : copies (names 4 things to be copied), number of correct responses 4, 3 points each, total 12/12
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It was not scored as your was.
For example again, for the body part section, she was asked to identify chest, back, knees, chin, fingernails, heels.

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Hi my kiddo was also given a test that I think is the same one. The question that you have copied is the same in the same order etc. I think a 100 score is great. However, the test itself is only 11 questions. There is one question that is completely related to gross motor skills. There are two other questions that are related to fine motor skills and eye hand coordination. This leaves only 8 or so questions that are related to "intelligence". The questions are mostly about acquired knowledge. I think that even being able to figure out who is gifted from the test would be difficult never mind level of gifted. I was shown the questions and there were culturally biased questions. My kiddo did really well. We had two important things come from the test. It is the first test where the administrator was known to her previously to being tested. It is also the first test that she scored in the no worry range in regards to fine motor skills and gross motor skills. They were not all correct but she we were told she was fine. That was really cool and demonstrates the power of the importance of the administrator of the test. Lastly her teacher was surprised by her results. She did not know that DD3 could really talk. It increased her expectations of my kiddo in the classroom. PHEW. Lastly when I did a quick internet search on the test it looks like it is out of date now. I recommend that if you are trying to figure out levels you get the book, "5 levels of gifted"... I think there is a lot more in the book than this test. Also as Dottie days, data over time will tell you a lot more than this one test. HTH

Hi flower, yes that really makes a lot of sense, thanks!!

I have given all of the tests in the BRIGANCE series and have had excellent results with them. Do you know the name of the specific test? I am thinking it is the IED (Inventory of Early Development)or maybe a screener? The test has both a standardized and criterion referenced segment. Even though it only has some questions at that age range, the questions are meant to get the most fully rounded picture of where the child is at. The reason there are so few questions is so the test does not fatigue the child.

Hi EL SPED teacher, yes it was a screening test I believe...... it sounds like the test that another parent on the list had was much more detailed. I have mislaid it now LOL but i think it was the Brigance preschool screening II and it was the version for 3.5 year olds that she took. Does that make any sense?