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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our school district's "gifted" program cut-off is a 133 IQ via WISC testing. My two older DSs made that cut-off on the WISC-IV by a comfortable margin with no prep. (I never even knew there was such a thing as IQ test prep until recently, so perhaps this is a new trend.)

Now my DD is going to be tested with the WISC-V this semester. She's quite a bit younger than her brothers and is different than they were at this age. She's much more left-brained, and would prefer to do things, build things, create things, etc. than read (as an example). I know she's smart, and she's highly inquisitive, but I have no idea if her IQ is 133-or-above.

I've recently learned that at least a few families at our school are using "Aristotle Circle" workbooks (or maybe DVDs?) to prep for the WISC-V. I had to Google it, and that brought 
No one should try to study or prep for an IQ test, doubly so if you think your child needs help making the grade. If they don't qualify free and clear on their own and you are trying to game the system, you are consigning your child to years of feeling like they can't hack it, don't belong and can't meausure up . Not just to others in their " gifted class", but to your expectations of them.[/quote]

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