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IQ test for a 4.5 yr old? #45776 04/27/09 06:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 14 M MTS OP Junior Member
OP MTS Junior Member M Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 14	I have a colleague whose DD is extremely smart for her age. She is four and a half years old. She wants to see if she can get the child's IQ tested privately and then share the scores with the school so the child can start kindergarten early. The child turns 5 in Nov'09. Is this possible? And if so, which IQ tests would be suitable for her? Thanks

Re: IQ test for a 4.5 yr old? MTS #45777 04/27/09 06:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 46 S Suzanne Junior Member
Suzanne Junior Member S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 46	I am new here and don't know a lot about tests and such, but we had our son tested privately when he was 4. The psychologist used the Kaufman.

Re: IQ test for a 4.5 yr old? Suzanne #45779 04/27/09 07:04 PM
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BWBShari Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,167 NM	The WPPSI is the test generally used for kids that age. The Psychologist that they contact for testing should be faliliar with it. It has the added bonus of being accepted by DYS. The Kaufman is not on their accepted list. Shari Mom to DS 10, DS 11, DS 13 Ability doesn't make us, Choices do!

Re: IQ test for a 4.5 yr old? Dottie #45858 04/28/09 10:14 AM
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DrH Junior Member D Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 40	Originally Posted by Dottie Suzanne is probably talking about the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, also known as the KABC-II (revision II is current). This will give good insight, but it is not a very well known test. The more popular options are the WPPSI (preschool version of the WISC-IV, used for ages 2.5 or so to 6) and the SB-5 (a full range IQ test). Whatever psychologists your colleague contacts will probably have a preference. Both have their pros and cons. I would suspect its the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition or KBIT-2... it is a popular test with some schools because it is quick and cheap compared to other tests... only valid for children age 4 and above.

Re: IQ test for a 4.5 yr old? Dottie #45884 04/28/09 12:08 PM
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kickball Member K Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 258	For a girl - and I'm going to make a leap - highly verbal... I'd WPPSI (along with the other posts). And Nov isn't much of a stretch if the WPPSI confirms assumptions. Find a good psychologist who has experience with kids. Depending on the results having a professional also walk you into the path can be of great benefit... not just handing you a sheet of numbers above or below a bar.

Re: IQ test for a 4.5 yr old? kickball #45940 04/28/09 04:27 PM
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Suzanne Junior Member S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 46	I checked and it was the KABC that my son took at 4.

Re: IQ test for a 4.5 yr old? Suzanne #45942 04/28/09 04:35 PM
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chris1234 Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,897	Just remember she needs to contact the school to find out their policy. For instance our school district allows a child to move from private k to 1st grade, even if they are below the age of other 1st graders, but they won't let any children start kindy early (at least that is what I have been told). Or they might have testing preferences. (Tests they prefer to see) Or they might even do the testing for her! Some schools do...My sister in TN had her daughter tested to skip k and go into 1st, and the test admin said, oh well most people are here to have their children tested for early entrance into k! (She just didn't know it was possible) https://twitter.com/asimom, https://contributingfactor.wordpress.com

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