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[quote=Anonymous]I have one child in the Center and a second who was just admitted a few weeks ago.  We prepared for an appeal by seeking additional testing from a private psychologist given the very short turnaround time between when FCPS notifies you and when an appeal is due.  DD (child #2) had scores that looked somewhat low to us (smatterings in the 120s) compared to what we thought she could do & past IQ testing.  The psychologist (who was recommended on the FCAG listserv for having experience with appeals) chose a different test (Stanford Binet) and lo and behold, DD's scores were much higher because the time element had been removed.  She explained that DD is a very slow processor and that even on "easy" questions DD took her time to make sure she would get it right.

The psychologist also explained very helpful information about the extra materials in the file.  She indicated that we should find the most creative outside-of-school work that we could find for DD, a relief since much of her official school work was rather dull.  On her own, though, she creates amazing artwork, block structures, and other cool, imaginative, quirky stuff.  She said to have DD pose for a picture in front of a cool creation and to label it.  The psychologist also said that awards are not that important for 2nd graders since they don't really have that many opportunities to get them; the GBRS is far more important.

In the end, DD was admitted and we didn't have to use the additional testing but I would suggest -- especially for those of you who really feel like the tests for some reason didn't show what you know to be true of your child -- to get the private testing done.  I feel very happy knowing more about DD's learning style and felt, before we got the positive results, that it would offer the "new information" necessary to appeal.

Hope that helps![/quote]

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