Does gender matter when choosing a tester?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. You're serious? Your daughter will be tested in August -- first, you know this already -- and second, you're essentially trying to game the results through a thought-out, calculated choice of your tester's gender.

She's prepping to have her gifted dd get that 99% wppsi score. LOL! For kicks do a search on i.q. testing block puzzles. They buy a bunch online.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. You're serious? Your daughter will be tested in August -- first, you know this already -- and second, you're essentially trying to game the results through a thought-out, calculated choice of your tester's gender.

She's prepping to have her gifted dd get that 99% wppsi score. LOL! For kicks do a search on i.q. testing block puzzles. They buy a bunch online.

Our DC got eggs for breakfast. That was about as much advanced prep that we did. In retrospect, perhaps we should have put a little more thought into it. OTOH, his score was very high. I do think parents can overthink/overstrategize it.

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Maybe the following (located this in another thread) will also help:

Also, make sure your dd can catch and throw a ball and hop on one leg. Good luck!


Re: Prepping your child for the WPPSI

I agree that there is no preparation required, but as this article points out, there's prepping, and there's Prepping.

http://nymag.com/nymetro/urban/education/features/15141/index3.html

Under no circumstances should you Prep your child.

But --- you might take a look at what skills the WPPSI tests here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wechsler_Preschool_an..._Primary_Scale_of_Intelligence
or here:
http://www.extremeintellect.com/ei2007/IQ/IQtestlist.html

And if your child hasn't been doing a lot of playing with, say, blocks -- you might think about incorporating some games at home for fun. Something where you give the child a picture, and she uses the blocks to make the picture. Here are some fun toys and games for preschoolers:


Playful Patterns
http://www.drtoy.com/2002_c/classic_02_7.html

Mighty Mind (younger) and Super Mind (older) block assembly games
http://www.amazon.com/MightyMind-Regular-Edition/dp/B00000K3XI

and any puzzles with blocks that have different pictures on the different sides, that you have to manipulate to make, say a picture of Barney, like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playskool-Barney-Changing-Puzz...main_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

If your child hasn't been doing a lot of coding lately, perhaps you can have your child well, copy some symbols according to a code. For fun, of course. When you are making Valentine's Day cards for Gramma in February, put some shapes all around it, like hearts for love and diamonds for wealth -- and have your child fill in the hearts with Xs (for hugs) and the diamonds with with Os (for kisses).

And so on. Or -- don't worry about all this, and just make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and has a healthy breakfast.

Just a few ideas! Have fun!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. You're serious? Your daughter will be tested in August -- first, you know this already -- and second, you're essentially trying to game the results through a thought-out, calculated choice of your tester's gender.

She's prepping to have her gifted dd get that 99% wppsi score. LOL! For kicks do a search on i.q. testing block puzzles. They buy a bunch online.

Our DC got eggs for breakfast. That was about as much advanced prep that we did. In retrospect, perhaps we should have put a little more thought into it. OTOH, his score was very high. I do think parents can overthink/overstrategize it.

Our DC, too. I even patted him on the back and told him to have fun

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To get back to the original question, many factors about the tester might matter, but what they are will depend heavily on the child. I'm sure there are a few kids for whom gender is a key factor - a DC might really not do well with men or with women. For others, age might matter - a kid who responds well or badly to young and vivacious or to older and calmer. For my DC a key variable was style - he needed someone who would (kindly) set a few limits, or the testing would have taken days.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. You're serious? Your daughter will be tested in August -- first, you know this already -- and second, you're essentially trying to game the results through a thought-out, calculated choice of your tester's gender.

Have you ever tried to get an appointment with some of these testers during the summer months? She does need to make it now.

[Anonymous]

For someone trying to "game" a test, it is completely irrational to have dd tested in August. The child should be several months back into school. If this is because of their age and being on the cusp of 3/4, I would recommend having their child tested at the end of school year when she still is being stimulated and used to classroom environments.

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Anonymous wrote:For someone trying to "game" a test, it is completely irrational to have dd tested in August. The child should be several months back into school. If this is because of their age and being on the cusp of 3/4, I would recommend having their child tested at the end of school year when she still is being stimulated and used to classroom environments.

I don't know how irrational it is if dd is out of school for summer break. That would give mom 2 months to focus on any areas that need prepping.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For someone trying to "game" a test, it is completely irrational to have dd tested in August. The child should be several months back into school. If this is because of their age and being on the cusp of 3/4, I would recommend having their child tested at the end of school year when she still is being stimulated and used to classroom environments.

I don't know how irrational it is if dd is out of school for summer break. That would give mom 2 months to focus on any areas that need prepping.

Now THAT'S scary.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have advice on testers for active boys? We think of son is pretty sharp (of course, we are his parents ), but he can have a tough time focusing on "quieter" activities. I don't know, but got the impression that the test might be hard for active types. I am afraid that this might affect the outcome.

Thanks so much.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have advice on testers for active boys? We think of son is pretty sharp (of course, we are his parents ), but he can have a tough time focusing on "quieter" activities. I don't know, but got the impression that the test might be hard for active types. I am afraid that this might affect the outcome.

Thanks so much.

I know what you mean. My son's tester noted that he was looking out of the window and seemed distracted. He told me that she was boring and her voice was boring. In any event, she gave him a glowing overall narrative. It's been a few years, can't remember her name, she's a private tester in Georgetown.

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PP Here. Thanks so much for the response. Do you think her name might have been Dr. Maria Zimmitti? I have yet to speak with her. That is great that she was able to see through your son's "boredom." Do the testers provide a separate score and a narrative? If so, do you think his lack of interest negatively affected his score in any way?

Thanks so much!