Retake WISC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD retook the WISC and is in 3rd grade now, he previously had 129 now a year later 150 FSIQ, what are the chances with GBRS of 6, he is already in AAP maths.

GBRS of 6 should be be determinative. Not eligible.

Ridiculous! At some schools, the GBRS process is a joke. Also, some gifted kids do not stand out in the classroom because the teachers do not know how to reach them. Before you say I'm sour grapes, I'll say my child had a decent GBRS (12).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Remember not all kids in the AAP are gifted but are above average therefore there has been the name change from the " gifted and talented " to the "advance academic program." Some kids have low scores but are well liked by teachers and AART and may also display better behaviors and academic progress in class and those are given better GBRS's. But there are some that are not well liked and are overlooked are given poor GBRS's regardless of the high test scores. It is rather unfair process, thus the anxiety to appeal and get in.

The name of the program was not changed because the kids are not "gifted." It was changed because all kids are gifted in one area or another and the program is only for those who are academically gifted.

That being said, the WISC can only be taken once per year, and the result is unlikely to change. At this point I would let it go. If you keep pushing it your son will either end up feeling like he's not smart enough or like he's smarter than everyone else in his class. Neither of those are good for a child.

That's a very kind comment but not necessarily true. All kids are special and unique for a number of reasons, but not all are "gifted in one way or another."

[Anonymous]

Well my DD is proof that wisc can change a year later, as the verbal skills have improved over the last year and this was the only factor bringing the score down,improved from 129 to 150 FSIQ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well my DD is proof that wisc can change a year later, as the verbal skills have improved over the last year and this was the only factor bringing the score down,improved from 129 to 150 FSIQ.

Early scores can often be misleading; it's not until 8-9 that a lot of people think the scores are indicative of the childs real abilities. Clearly the earlier tests you took weren't.

[Anonymous]

My kid had a WISC full scale 107 at age 6 and a WISC full scale of 136 at age 7, just 14 months later (after treatment for ADHD).

[Anonymous]

So this just shows that WISC can change over time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So this just shows that WISC can change over time.

Yes, but the poster mentioned improved verbal skills twice.

Is English a second language for this child? If that is the case the score change makes perfect sense.

[Anonymous]

No English is not a second language for the child but for the parents so as a result the child had not been exposed to the fluency/comprehension/vocabulary of the English language in this country, as we are now only 18 months in this country. But since then my child has made good progress with his language skills, hence the better wisc scores

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well my DD is proof that wisc can change a year later, as the verbal skills have improved over the last year and this was the only factor bringing the score down,improved from 129 to 150 FSIQ.

very hard to believe that 1 subsection of the testcould change the fsiq that much. That is a very big difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well my DD is proof that wisc can change a year later, as the verbal skills have improved over the last year and this was the only factor bringing the score down,improved from 129 to 150 FSIQ.

very hard to believe that 1 subsection of the testcould change the fsiq that much. That is a very big difference.

verbal skills <> 1 subsection.

[Anonymous]

I would take 140 WISC & 6 GBRS over 118 WISC & 15 GBRS.

[Anonymous]

Interesting...GMU tester told us these scores tend to be the same over time.

[Anonymous]

Well, did the gmu tester also say that iq test are best done at age 7. The age is particularly relevant for the processing speed piece and WMO subsections. I think the pci is the least likely to change much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would take 140 WISC & 6 GBRS over 118 WISC & 15 GBRS.

so who are you and do you purport to reflect FCPS AAP admissions' views on this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would take 140 WISC & 6 GBRS over 118 WISC & 15 GBRS.

agreed. 118 wisc doesn't need the program. 140 wisc does, no matter what gbrs the teacher gives.