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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP is about pacing. It's faster, with fewer repetitions. I am sure that processing speed plays a huge role. 
If a child needs more time, or more repetition, that's what general ed is for.

A highly intelligent kid with a normal attention span isn't going to "get bored" during a subtest on the WISC that only takes a few minutes. That's a pretty ridiculous assumption. [/quote]

Not really... As the psychologist explained to us, low processing speed could just mean that the kid did not realize that this part of the test was timed (the tester is not supposed to disclose that) and since the questions are rather simple and boring, they took their time to complete it. The processing speed measured during WISC has nothing to do with the fast pace of AAP. Kids who score sky-high at VCI and PRI exhibit fast and great understanding of complex concepts, so the pace in AAP would be just perfect for them. Plus your point about repetitions does not apply. Who said that kids with lower processing speed need more repetitions? In reality, it is rather the opposite: the smarter the kid (high VCI and PRI), the less inclined to do (or need) repetitions to learn. So AAP is perfect for these kids: more complex concepts and less mundane tasks.[/quote]

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