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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has always had problems with timed tests. Even though he excels when not timed…[b]when you say you got your son “tested” … tested for what exactly and where can we also get “testing”? I am interested in learning more about test accommodations.[/b]

To the person asking about the benefits of the Scholars program…it is so much more than simply taking honors classes. It is a cohort that you are part of from freshman to senior year. It is something to be proud of and to feel honored to be part of. I was a Scholar, so was my child’s father…unfortunately our son won’t be, as he did terrible on the HSPT. 
I have fond memories of the program in part because it is the very first group you are part of when joining the school. Before you get to join a sports team, band, play, whatever, at the point of admission, you learn that you are a scholar. It’s a community, and they have a special day during the summer just for scholars to come get to know one another before freshman year starts. [/quote]
DP and I don’t know what comment you are responding to and am not going to reread 12 pages of comments to figure it out, but if they are talking about getting tested to provide justification for accommodations, it’s likely some version of psychoeducational testing done to check for a wide variety of learning differences, psychological concerns, etc. as well as intelligence. A full psych-ed battery of tests takes several hours (sometimes administered in multiple sessions, depending on age and needs of the child - DC’s first testing at age 5 was split into 2 or 3 sessions, buy later retests were done in a single session, but multiple hours with breaks).

You can have testing done privately with a psychologist that offers them (which is very expensive) or you can sign up through your county public system, which can have wait times of months.

I suggest starting with a chat with your pediatrician, who can likely do an initial assessment and then refer you for more extensive testing if needed.

There is a lot of information available if you google “psychoeducational testing.”[/quote]

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