Fairfax County GT/AAP Appeals.
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My kids loved it at GMU. They asked to go back again because it was fun. I don;t believe your report was only 1 page (if it was from GMU). Ours was about 5 pages, I think. They put more than just the scores. |
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We also used GMU and my child enjoyed the experience- thought it was a chance to play some fun games. And yes, our report was a few pages long, with a section of narrative about the demeanor of the child during the test. The grad students tend to be in their mid to late twenties and enthusiastic about working with children. If anything, my child felt more comfortable with the grad student because she was young and less intimidating than an older person might be. |
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How many times are we allow to take the WISC-IV test from Psychologists? should DC takes GMU and Psy. sametime? |
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I believe you are only allowed to take the test once a year regardless of who administers. |
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If either found out about the other, the test would end. It is a violation of the professional ethics. If the county found out, they would not count the wisc in the appeals. |
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The WISC can be taken once a year. So, theoretically, you could schedule a WISC for appeal and then plan for it again next May for a referral in 3rd grade, again in May 2015 in 4th grade, etc., all the way until May 2018 in 7th grade. I hope someone would not be that desperate to "get a kid into AAP" however. |
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+1 Also, an IQ is an IQ ... it's not like it's going to change substantially with practice... nor should it. Has anyone here ever found vast differences retaking a WISC? |
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We saw a vast difference in WISC FSIQ scores in a "before and after" scenario for my DS with ADHD. The first time he did the WISC (at age 6 as part of an evaluation for ADHD and anxiety) he did okay but his working memory and processing speed were in the average range. Two years later we were working with a psychiatrist to add medication (after two years of play and talk therapy) and DS had much higher working memory and processing speed scores. The verbal and perceptual reasoning scores were roughly the same, though. |
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Niether of my children have retaken it. The GMU student told me that it can vary by less than 10 points generally. Interestingly, she also told me that there are portions that can be prepped and portions that cannot. My child happened to score well on the parts that cannot be prepped (working memory). I did not ask that. She said it spontaneously. It made me assume that other parents must ask that question. We did not prep, not do we plan a retake. |
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I just looked up the scores: Before therapy/meds: Verbal Comprehension 152 Perceptual Reasoning 131 Working Memory 107 Processing Speed 100 After therapy/starting meds (2 years later): Verbal Comprehension 148 Perceptual Reasoning 135 Working Memory 126 Processing Speed 123 Both WISCs were done privately (first at Children's Medical HALP clinic, second with Diana Dahlgren). |
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Please let me know
VCI 126 96 % Superior Perceptual 127 96% Superior Working memory index 110 75% High average Processing speed Index 123 97% superior GBRS 15 What chances my dc will have on appeal 5th grade in fall Thanks |
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What was the FISQ? |