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No, a typical 4-year-old at the 98th %ile will look a lot like other 4-year-olds.  It's high enough (if it stands the test of time) to suggest that the individual will be able to pursue whatever academic interests they have, [b]but not so high that they will be difficult to educate, intellectually overwhelming, or jaw-dropping smart. [/b]

[b]You need to understand how scoring on the WPPSI works.  First, it is pretty sensitive to enrichment at home[/b] - questions about vocabulary and background knowledge, puzzles and building with blocks, some reasoning - while different kids will show the benefits of the enrichment to different degrees (some kids really are little sponges), all kids will be helped by this kind of environment, and it shows up on the WPPSI.  Second, because young kids develop so unevenly, a very high Full Scale score can come from several high-but-not-that-high subtest scores - [b]for 4-year-olds the whole really is greater than the sum [/b]of the parts.

OP, this is a terrific score, and I would just keep doing what you've been doing - talk to your child, read, provide lots of enrichment, help him/her pursue passions, visit the library and museums, etc.  For a 4-year-old, that's plenty![/quote]

:roll:   Where to classify this?  Patronizing? Check.  Your kid really isn't as smart as you think?  Check.  Your kid isn't as smart as my "jaw-dropping" kid? Check. [/quote]

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