Gifted IEP for 1st grader?

[Anonymous]

for the mcps gifted/learning disabled program, they will consider accepting you if any of the subscores are in the gifted range and 160 certainly is. did your son hit the ceiling on verbal iq? if so 160, as high as it is, may be lower than your son's actual ability.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/enriched/programs/gtld/2010%20Twice%20Exceptional%20Students-At%20A%20Glance.pdf

Anonymous wrote: Factoring in his other IQ scores, his total was 136, so it falls under "gifted". Plus his verbal is considered "highly gifted". They recommended a gifted IEP and a 540 for his ADD. They also did academic testing, the Woodcock-Johnson, and those were all above average, so they said he is a combination of bored, and just general inattentive ADD.

[Anonymous]

if the 136 full scale iq was on one of the Wechsler Tests, that's considered to be in the "very superior" range, i.e. gifted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if the 136 full scale iq was on one of the Wechsler Tests, that's considered to be in the "very superior" range, i.e. gifted.

Also, FWIW, with a verbal IQ score of 160 and a processing score of 94, a FSIQ (as high as it is) is an inaccurate representation of your child's intelligence. Google and read about the "General Ability Index" which you can even figure out how to calcite based on the WISC report score sheet your psychologist should have given you along with a written report of the test. The makers of the WISC recommend calculating the GAI as a more accurate than the FSIQ for kids with verbal or processing IQ scores that are widely divergent from processing or working memory scores (which yours are). Any reputable psychologist should know that the FSIQ is meaningless in this situation. Your child's GAI is likely higher than 136.