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So the school is giving my kid the Kaufman Test of Achievement. Apparently, as part of his annual IEP process (although they did not do this last year). What is this test and what is it for? It's a little annoying I wasn't told beforehand that they would be doing and, since we already have Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement Broad reading and Broad Math scores, I wonder why they are doing yet more. On another note, if this one is also accepted by DYS maybe his math achievement on Kaufman will make the cut-off (he missed it by a few points on the WJIII and he does have qualifying IQ).

Most references say KTEA, that might help find more info.

Irena - the KTEA-II is a qualifier for DYS

"Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-II (KTEA-II) Standard score 145+ (99.9th percentile) on at least one of the following sections: Reading, Math or Total Battery"

Both my girls were tested with Kaufman IQ (KABC-II) and Achievement (KTEA-II) tests, so I know a little about the tests. However, I'm still unsure why DYS accepts the KTEA-II but not the KABC-II and I'm hoping they might soon include the KABC-II or maybe explain their reasoning.

You can look through my previous posts and maybe get a little more information, but our testers told us the reason they use the Kaufman tests is because, in their experience, younger kids enjoy it and it holds their attention better than some other tests do.

Arghhh I just got the KTEA math score (came home with him today) and he missed the 145 score by 5 points! He missed it by the same spread on the WJIII, too. Maybe his reading score will be high enough, although I doubt it b/c he's always higher in math.

Okay thanks all. Maybe I'll do a portfolio. Although, I can't think of who could nominate him as it seems like none his teachers see him as "gifted" at all. I think they just see him as "off".

This is a time when I go to humor. They test us our entire lives. They are always coming up with new tests. They test us every year. Sometimes, nowadays, it feels as if all the schools do is test. Teaching seems to be blasé. If you get a minute (or maybe someone who is on SNL and reading this forum because they are a creative genius can do a funny skit for us) think about how funny it is that there are groups of people sitting around implementing news ways to compare intelligence between humans. If they are reading this I hope they have a genius IQ otherwise let's move them along and give someone else the job. Everyone is going through the same thing. The same thread traces back to the grandfather I remember best. His father was too old for me to know. Hang in there. We know your frustration; turn it into hearty laughs if at all possible.