Appeal without WISC

[Anonymous]

People who appealed without WISC, were you successful in getting your child into AAP program. If yes, can you please give some tips on how to write the appeal letter. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who appealed without WISC, were you successful in getting your child into AAP program. If yes, can you please give some tips on how to write the appeal letter. Thanks

Yes. Be very specific about your child's needs and why they cannot be met in a general education classroom. Focus on your child's strengths, rather than trying to explain or justify any weaknesses in the file. You don't want to call attention to your child's weaknesses.

I think an appeal without a WISC is only successful, though, when the child really shouldn't have been rejected the first time. If your child didn't have in-pool or just shy of in-pool scores + a high GBRS, appealing without a WISC is unlikely to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who appealed without WISC, were you successful in getting your child into AAP program. If yes, can you please give some tips on how to write the appeal letter. Thanks

Yes. Be very specific about your child's needs and why they cannot be met in a general education classroom. Focus on your child's strengths, rather than trying to explain or justify any weaknesses in the file. You don't want to call attention to your child's weaknesses.

I think an appeal without a WISC is only successful, though, when the child really shouldn't have been rejected the first time. If your child didn't have in-pool or just shy of in-pool scores + a high GBRS, appealing without a WISC is unlikely to work.

Thanks for your advise. Very helpful.
DC was in the pool based on high quantitative (146) in Cogat. Age stanine 9. DC has 4 F's in GBRS. Wondering if there is any chance.

[Anonymous]

Were there clear weaknesses in verbal/reading/writing or just not as high? Sometimes kids like this don't get in because they could just be placed into accelerated math. If you have solid writing/verbal work samples include those also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were there clear weaknesses in verbal/reading/writing or just not as high? Sometimes kids like this don't get in because they could just be placed into accelerated math. If you have solid writing/verbal work samples include those also.

- yes, low verbal 100 (age stanine 5) and nonverbal 112 (age stanine 7) but very bright kid and loves reading. Prefers non-fiction and funny books.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were there clear weaknesses in verbal/reading/writing or just not as high? Sometimes kids like this don't get in because they could just be placed into accelerated math. If you have solid writing/verbal work samples include those also.

- yes, low verbal 100 (age stanine 5) and nonverbal 112 (age stanine 7) but very bright kid and loves reading. Prefers non-fiction and funny books.

yes, that's a tough appeal case. Did you not complete a WISC or were the scores not any higher than the group tests?
I would focus on examples of creativity and the need for more challenging math. Don't draw attention to the lower scores. But if you don't get in on appeal, you can use the scores for asking for placement within the base school for accelerated math. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were there clear weaknesses in verbal/reading/writing or just not as high? Sometimes kids like this don't get in because they could just be placed into accelerated math. If you have solid writing/verbal work samples include those also.

- yes, low verbal 100 (age stanine 5) and nonverbal 112 (age stanine 7) but very bright kid and loves reading. Prefers non-fiction and funny books.

yes, that's a tough appeal case. Did you not complete a WISC or were the scores not any higher than the group tests?
I would focus on examples of creativity and the need for more challenging math. Don't draw attention to the lower scores. But if you don't get in on appeal, you can use the scores for asking for placement within the base school for accelerated math. Good luck.

Decided to not go for WISC. I didn't think it will be a whole lot different.

[Anonymous]

On your child's report card, does it say "above" or "on" at the top of the language arts section? If it says above, then I would reference in the appeal letter that she's above grade level in language arts and should be able to handle the AAP curriculum. If she's only on grade level, then it's likely that she would struggle a lot with the AAP language arts, science, and social studies.