Before you have your son tested (and spend the money on it, as it can be very expensive) you should ask the school what if anything they would do with the test results of that particular test. When we talked to our DS's school today, they told us we could implement a learning planning without having any test scores (that saved us $500).
Wow MAMom,
That's a great path that your school took, but I don't reccomend this as a general approach. Basically, yes, the schools who 'get it' don't need an IQ test to make placement decisions, but most schools couldn't make sense of that question - and yet, when they really see the numbers and reccomendations - very often they will say: 'Oh, well yes, this is different.'
Remember that 2/3 of gifted kid fall right near that boundry line, and are pretty ok with 'enrichment.' It is easy for schools to forget that 66% doesn't equal 100% - until somthing, IQ scores, SAT scores, or the child herself causes them to 'wake up.'
But yes, there are wonderful schools that don't need IQ scores. So glad you are at one of them!
Love and More Love,
Grinity
