Hmmm interesting.... I only seem to have scores for
Fluid Reasoning
Verbal Knowledge
Verbal Quantitative Reasoning
Verbal Visual-Spatial Processing
Verbal Working Memory
I do have a non-verbal score but do not have delineated subtest scores for that - ie no Nonverbal Fluid Reasoning, Nonverbal Knowledge, etc....
I wonder why. I assume I can get them from her - obviously he must have taken them... Anyway the 23 point difference in socres that I see is between "Fluid reasoning" and "working memory" & "visual spatial processing" He got 129 on the fluid reasoning an 106 on working memory" and 106 on "visual spatial processing.
Okay more info - his visual/spatial scores and working memory scores were exactly the same in both verbal and non verbal - the scores are exactly the same and the spread is almost exactly the same.
As is usually the case, Dottie is more of a testing expert than am I, but I am finally getting around to pulling out the info I have on the SB-V subtests. I took a psychological testing and assessment class a few years back at our local uni and knew that I had a book on the SB-V somewhere!
So, if it helps at all, in regard to what you posted above:
Verbal Fluid reasoning and non-verbal fluid reasoning, the subtests where it sounds like he got around 96th percentile scores, look at the following:
Verbal FR: The tasks vary dependent on the age of the child being tested and how s/he performed on the routing tests, but essentially it is looking at how well a person can tell what things "go together." There are either verbal analogies for older or higher performing individuals (like old SAT tests ___ is to ___ as ___ is to ___), or absurd statements that require the child state what doesn't fit, or numerous pictures that the child needs to look through and find three that "go together" and explain why. I'd say that this subtest, in comparing to the WISC, hits on a lot of the points in the VCI but is most similar to a combo of the similarities and picture concepts VCI subtests on the WISC.
Non-verbal FR: This test looks very similar to the WISC's matrix reasoning and picture completion portions of the PRI from what I can gather. It appears that the child needs to identify the correct missing piece of a matrix.
It sounds like abstract reasoning would be a real strength area for him from what you have in terms of this test.
The areas where his scores were more average, WM and VS look like:
Verbal WM involves listening to sentences as they are read aloud and them repeating them verbatim. If someone does quite well on that or is older, s/he would then get a verbal WM test that involves listening to a statement, answering questions about it (which doesn't count toward the score), and then remembering specific words from the statement in terms of their placement in the statement (that's the part that is scored toward WM). FWIW, I suspect that kids with ADD would do quite poorly on this based upon what I know of those with ADD in my family (holding info in one's mind and manipulating it simultaneously doesn't work too well!). I'm not saying that your kiddo has ADD, just a random thought that came to mind.
Verbal VS has the child place objects "above," "below," "in front of," etc. a designated object.
Nonverbal WM looks something like those old simple simon games if you remember those. You basically have to tap items in the order that you just saw them tapped. Another test in this segment, depending again on the age and ability of the person being tested, looks like an old shell game where you have to follow the item under the shells with your eyes and know which shell it wound up under.
Nonverbal VS looks quite similar to the WISC's block design subtest. The child needs to assemble pieces into a design that s/he is replicating from a picture.
HTH!
... I only know this b/c I am always chatting witth he school psych, etc. and extracting info lol). Anyway, what they do is "screen" all kids by giving them the OLSAT sometime this month. Then if the kid scores a certain number on the OLSAT those children get the WISC IV and based on the WISC scores they are "considered" for the gifted pull-out program. Since my kid got all of this testing in Januyary (but not OLSAT or WISC IV) will they still give him the OLSAT do you think? And what if he scores highh enough onit to get the WISC - will they still give him the WISC even though he just took the SB-V and does not (probably) qualify for gifted anyway with the SB-V scores? I totally plan on asking this of the School PSych, btw, if she ever calls me back! But wondering your thoughts on this? I am just curuous what they would do with him under these circumstances. I am also curious to see how he does on the OLSAT - although that's yet another test I know nothing about!