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Hi! (first time posting - and its a question for my sister..)

My nephew was tested on the WISC-IV by the school psychologist in New York (Long Island/Nassau area) and the parents were given the resulting score but not a report with the full break down. I would think that her report would have less information than mine as we tested our daughter privately. But should she be able to request and reasonably expect a full copy of the scores of the WISC so she could use it for entrance to programs? It was a year and half ago...

Yes, she should formally (in writing) request the scores. I don't know NY law, but I would hope she should be able to expect a full copy of the scores. Here in Iowa, if the public school system gave the test, the student's parents cannot be denied access to the results.

Best of luck,
--S.F.

Yes, she can ask for the results in writing. While you're making the request, it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask for a copy of all of his school records.

A good resource for sample letters for records requests is wrightslaw.org - I don't know if they have any sample letters online, but they have sample letters in the book "From Emotions to Advocacy" - and she might be able to find a copy of the book in the library.

polarbear

Thank you! I will share with her these comments. The school psychologist just sent her an email with only this data. Hopefully a more clearly emailed response will help her understand what my sister is requesting
Date of testing- 5/20/2014
Verbal Comprehension- (score and percentile)
Perceptual Reasoning- (score and percentile)
Working Memory- (score and percentile)
Processing Speed- (score and percentile)

Full Scale IQ-(score)