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Given in another thread posters saw IQ scores w/in 2 pts on the WPPSI and SBV, it got me to thinking of anyone has had DC tested on both WISCIV and SBV? I realize if you did this, it's likely that the first testing situation wasn't optimal which totally skews the results but perhaps there is someone out there who retested?

Dazey

That's interesting...I wonder if VCI on the WISC is actually testing the same thing as Fluid Reasoning on the SB-5...

We are considering testing with the WISC in the fall because DS took the SB-5 and fell just shy of DYS qualifying scores. Our tester suggested using the WISC because she believe it favors more verbal children, but he wasn't 6 at the time and would have had ceiling issues on the WPPSI. I'm not sure how he'll do with the timed portions of the WISC however. He loves a competition but often freaks if he's timed when alone.

Dottie- thanks for the advice. I think the Block Design actually wouldn't bother him. He freaks more over things like timed math and wants to check his answers but can't. He loves the timed test on Big Brain Academy... that's almost the same right :-)

FWIW (not much!), I was worried about the timed factor on the WISC for my slow-but-persistent DS8 (6yo at the time), but it didn't seem to faze him. And the PRI was his best, not even the untimed VCI.

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I could hear some of what was going on in the other room, and I know he did keep answering some questions after the tester had moved on to the next question. He was clearly still churning away on things after he was expected to be, but I don't think those were the timed questions.

The tester was skilled with GT kids, but I don't know how she handled these late responses in scoring. He hit the scores we needed for DYS, so I confess that I didn't worry too much about it...

Hello, This is my first post here. I'm usually a lurker, but I thought I have some data to share.

My DS8 was tested on the SB5 and the WISC IV (VCI only as supplemental) on the same day, by the same tester last June.
Here are the results...

SB5

FSIQ 139
Nonverval IQ 131
Verbal IQ 144
Abbreviated IQ 142

WISC IV
VCI 148

It is interesting to note that WISC IV VCI score (148) is higher than SB5 Verbal IQ(144) by 4 points!

Also, his highest index score on the SB5 is Fluid Reasoning.(141)
He is a mathy kid, so I thought he would score highest on Quantitative Reasoning Index.......

He was also tested on the WJ III on the same day.

WJ III Achievement

Total achievement 162
Broad Reading 143
Broad Math 173
Broad Written Lang 146

Since his Verbal scales (both on SB5 and WISC IV) are the highest, I thought Broad Reading score was higher...
I thought it is interesting...

I read that high VCI is correlated w/ success in algebra so that might explain high Broad Math in WJIII.

It looks to me you have DYS scores, if you haven't applied already!

SBV preschooler >140 probably higher

WISCIV at 7 very PG

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