Submitted a parent referral

[Anonymous]

It’s a long shot but I went ahead and submitted a parent referral for my son. He exhibits several characteristics of giftedness, but also has sensory integration disorder. He’s currently on a 504. I submitted the 504 with the referral. His verbal and quantitative CoGAT scores were mediocre; his nonverbal was the best. His iready test in reading was mostly on grade level, but he did score above grade level in comprehension. I’m surprised by his low verbal score. My hunch is he may be twice exceptional. Should I plan to get a WISC? Do we have any shot at all?

[Anonymous]

What were his scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a long shot but I went ahead and submitted a parent referral for my son. He exhibits several characteristics of giftedness, but also has sensory integration disorder. He’s currently on a 504. I submitted the 504 with the referral. His verbal and quantitative CoGAT scores were mediocre; his nonverbal was the best. His iready test in reading was mostly on grade level, but he did score above grade level in comprehension. I’m surprised by his low verbal score. My hunch is he may be twice exceptional. Should I plan to get a WISC? Do we have any shot at all?

If you have a child with a 504 plan and you think he may be twice exceptional, I would plan on getting a WISC done to learn how to best support his needs, with or without AAP placement. So yes, I would plan to get a WISC done with a good private psychologist.

[Anonymous]

Is the AAP program good for kids who are twice exceptional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the AAP program good for kids who are twice exceptional?

It is for our DD (dyslexia).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the AAP program good for kids who are twice exceptional?

Depends on the child. It has been great for our child (ADHD with anxiety).

[Anonymous]

By mediocre, do you mean in the 120s, or do you mean lower than that? Is he in the top reading group? What was his end of year DRA last year?

[Anonymous]

Average for verbal and quantitative on CoGAT (using stanines). Above average on nonverbal. Yet maintains all 4s on report card, scored above grade level on reading comprehension part of iready. He is not in the top reading group. I think he is overlooked bc of his other issues. He’s quirky, creative, and artistic -an outside the box thinker. He’s socially immature. But needs very little to no repetition when it comes to learning and applying new concepts. Math and science are his strengths, but he is is fine with reading/writing. What I see in him isn’t reflected in his CogATs. I will get the WISC. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. Any suggestions for a good psychologist to administer? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Average for verbal and quantitative on CoGAT (using stanines). Above average on nonverbal. Yet maintains all 4s on report card, scored above grade level on reading comprehension part of iready. He is not in the top reading group. I think he is overlooked bc of his other issues. He’s quirky, creative, and artistic -an outside the box thinker. He’s socially immature. But needs very little to no repetition when it comes to learning and applying new concepts. Math and science are his strengths, but he is is fine with reading/writing. What I see in him isn’t reflected in his CogATs. I will get the WISC. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. Any suggestions for a good psychologist to administer? Thanks.

OP, if you want people to weigh in, give ACTUAL numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Average for verbal and quantitative on CoGAT (using stanines). Above average on nonverbal. Yet maintains all 4s on report card, scored above grade level on reading comprehension part of iready. He is not in the top reading group. I think he is overlooked bc of his other issues. He’s quirky, creative, and artistic -an outside the box thinker. He’s socially immature. But needs very little to no repetition when it comes to learning and applying new concepts. Math and science are his strengths, but he is is fine with reading/writing. What I see in him isn’t reflected in his CogATs. I will get the WISC. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. Any suggestions for a good psychologist to administer? Thanks.

OP, if you want people to weigh in, give ACTUAL numbers.

+ 1

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter what the actual numbers are - they are low enough that he didn't make the pool and seem to be lower than most on this board. Most likely he will be rejected.

So I will be getting the WISC. Any recommendations for a private psych?

[Anonymous]

Okay, well you did ask in th beginning of your son had any chance at all. Nobody can give an opinion on that, but yes, get a WISC and if it shows something different than the scores you have, appeal.

[Anonymous]

Should we wait to do the WISC until the results from thr committee come back? Or just do one now?

[Anonymous]

Based on his scores alone, I already know he doesn’t have a chance...there are so many kids in his county with way better scores. I just wondered how much the committee takes into account other things besides scores, especially since he’s a 504 kid. I guess there’s no wha of knowing.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t wait for the WISC. Even if your kid somehow gets in on the first round—say he has a 16 GBRS—I think the WISC can give you a lot of helpful information about your son separate and apart from the AAP application process.