Anonymous wrote:Diana Dahlgren for a WISC and at follow up meeting she will provide some guidance on the application, but not reading work samples or anything. You are way overthinking this. It’s primarily going to be test scores and GBRS that’s looked at in the process.

She didn’t do that for me at all. She did the testing and a brief recap afterwards. I didn’t pay for the full summary meeting with her. She did say that she thinks this kid belongs in aap but his wisc score was very high so I didn’t think that was any kind of application guidance.

This name keeps popping up in this forum. Is this self advertising?

Diana Dahlgren for a WISC and at follow up meeting she will provide some guidance on the application, but not reading work samples or anything. You are way overthinking this. It’s primarily going to be test scores and GBRS that’s looked at in the process.

Anonymous wrote:We'd love the contact information of a consultant. And can pay a generous amount.

Hmm, I’ve been looking for a PT gig. I’d love to make a generous amount of money offering services that are totally unnecessary. Then I can be the tutor who props up your kid who isn’t ready for the work but whose parents tried to rig a system that doesn’t need to be rigged.

Anonymous wrote:This is so crazy. I can’t imagine it would make a difference. The parent questionnaire and the home provided work samples probably literally never make a difference. How could they when parents could help with work samples and bullshit their way through the questionnaire. I think they are just there to make parents feel like they have done everything they could. Really, it’s CoGAT, GBRS, and NNAT. That’s it. And a consultant can’t help you with those.

OP can have a WISC done to help.

This is so crazy. I can’t imagine it would make a difference. The parent questionnaire and the home provided work samples probably literally never make a difference. How could they when parents could help with work samples and bullshit their way through the questionnaire. I think they are just there to make parents feel like they have done everything they could. Really, it’s CoGAT, GBRS, and NNAT. That’s it. And a consultant can’t help you with those.

We'd love the contact information of a consultant. And can pay a generous amount.

Anonymous wrote:Our AAP coordinator won't meet with us to help field work samples or answer any questions. So we'd like to hire a consultant who has experience reading applications.

Use the GBRS questionnaire as a guide for what behaviors the committee is looking for and try to find samples that demonstrate those.

Anonymous wrote:Our AAP coordinator won't meet with us to help field work samples or answer any questions. So we'd like to hire a consultant who has experience reading applications.

How much?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our AAP coordinator won't meet with us to help field work samples or answer any questions. So we'd like to hire a consultant who has experience reading applications.

There's no person like that, OP. Put together your packet and turn it in, like the rest of us.

And be a little more zen about it... your kid will end up where s/he is meant to be. I think the work samples coming out of school are more important anyhow, as well as impressions your kid makes at school.

I say this and will fully cop up to the fact that I met with the AART at our school yesterday. I was a little worried about the work samples from home since DS is extremely bright and verbal and ahead of grade level in reading and math BUT this isn't necessarily reflected on paper. We talked through some good out of the box ideas to show his higher level thinking. Not going to put them down here because I don't want to out myself but don't assume you need to turn in essays or blogs or other masterpieces.

Anonymous wrote:Our AAP coordinator won't meet with us to help field work samples or answer any questions. So we'd like to hire a consultant who has experience reading applications.

There's no person like that, OP. Put together your packet and turn it in, like the rest of us.

Our AAP coordinator won't meet with us to help field work samples or answer any questions. So we'd like to hire a consultant who has experience reading applications.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know of a consultant for AAP applications for Fairfax County?

aliyork@yahoo.com

Again? I already offered you my cash services and my hyper awareness of the AAP message board thread.

Call the AAP office and they will answer any questions you have.

Does anyone know of a consultant for AAP applications for Fairfax County?

aliyork@yahoo.com