Anonymous
Post 05/02/2012 09:47     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is me again. I shall prefer Private Tester if the charge is within limit though. Please give me an estimate. Thank you again.


Our private tester charged us $450. In my mind, an additional $70 to get one-on-one testing with an experienced psychologist who has been doing such work for over 30 years compared to a GMU college student is absolutely worth it.


Who did you use?


Diana Dahlgren
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2012 09:39     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Do the GMU students reallly do a good job? Seems odd that FCPS accepts this, rather than a licensed psychologist.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2012 09:14     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is me again. I shall prefer Private Tester if the charge is within limit though. Please give me an estimate. Thank you again.


Our private tester charged us $450. In my mind, an additional $70 to get one-on-one testing with an experienced psychologist who has been doing such work for over 30 years compared to a GMU college student is absolutely worth it.


Who did you use?
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2012 07:31     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:It is me again. I shall prefer Private Tester if the charge is within limit though. Please give me an estimate. Thank you again.


Our private tester charged us $450. In my mind, an additional $70 to get one-on-one testing with an experienced psychologist who has been doing such work for over 30 years compared to a GMU college student is absolutely worth it.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 23:20     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
It is me again. I shall prefer Private Tester if the charge is within limit though. Please give me an estimate. Thank you again.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 23:16     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Can anyone please tell me how much does private tester charge for WISC? It is $380 in GMU. I heard private tester gives the result in 15 minute. In that case, I prefer private tester. Please refer me to any private tester. Thank you in advance. Highly appreciated.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 21:28     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


If you are really unhappy with your base school, I would suck it up and do the WISC, even if it is expensive. I guess it's too late to do the WISC at GMU? It's a lot cheaper than a private psychologist.


Not unhappy with school but very unhappy with the system. Looks like you need to have a birthday in March or later to be accepted. Otherwise, looks bad......from what I can tell around us this seems to be the norm. Very unusual mix of kids invited.


Unlikely. My dd's 3rd grade AAP class had 2/3 of the kids with birthdays between October and December.


Sorry, my mistake. Just looking at my school and that is not fair. I apologize.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 21:19     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


If you are really unhappy with your base school, I would suck it up and do the WISC, even if it is expensive. I guess it's too late to do the WISC at GMU? It's a lot cheaper than a private psychologist.


Not unhappy with school but very unhappy with the system. Looks like you need to have a birthday in March or later to be accepted. Otherwise, looks bad......from what I can tell around us this seems to be the norm. Very unusual mix of kids invited.


Unlikely. My dd's 3rd grade AAP class had 2/3 of the kids with birthdays between October and December.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 21:15     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


If you are really unhappy with your base school, I would suck it up and do the WISC, even if it is expensive. I guess it's too late to do the WISC at GMU? It's a lot cheaper than a private psychologist.


Not unhappy with school but very unhappy with the system. Looks like you need to have a birthday in March or later to be accepted. Otherwise, looks bad......from what I can tell around us this seems to be the norm. Very unusual mix of kids invited.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 15:31     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


The scores are not sufficient alone, but your child has a great GBRS. I think that if your child scored a WISC of 132 or higher, you would have a successful appeal. It all comes down to how much you feel like your child needs the center. If you feel that your child's Cogat and NNAT were less than his/her capabilities and his/her needs are really not being met at the current school you should appeal.


Yes, school is easy for child. Child has a visual processing disorder and a 504 now, but how can that score change. This is what will hold her back on standardized testing. What IQ test do we ask for. She is very bright... I feel badly for her because she does love to learn.


You want the WISC IV. There is a processing speed componant, so your dd's difficulties may bring down the overall score, but GMU will provide all of the subscores so that the committee could see the individual scores before they are combined.
Did you disclose your dd's visual processing disorder on the parent questionairre in the original file?


We included a letter from the doctor. Hopefully, it was put in the file. She got a 504 in March. Probably not in packet. Thank you for your help!
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 15:27     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


The scores are not sufficient alone, but your child has a great GBRS. I think that if your child scored a WISC of 132 or higher, you would have a successful appeal. It all comes down to how much you feel like your child needs the center. If you feel that your child's Cogat and NNAT were less than his/her capabilities and his/her needs are really not being met at the current school you should appeal.


Yes, school is easy for child. Child has a visual processing disorder and a 504 now, but how can that score change. This is what will hold her back on standardized testing. What IQ test do we ask for. She is very bright... I feel badly for her because she does love to learn.


You want the WISC IV. There is a processing speed componant, so your dd's difficulties may bring down the overall score, but GMU will provide all of the subscores so that the committee could see the individual scores before they are combined.
Did you disclose your dd's visual processing disorder on the parent questionairre in the original file?
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 15:23     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


The scores are not sufficient alone, but your child has a great GBRS. I think that if your child scored a WISC of 132 or higher, you would have a successful appeal. It all comes down to how much you feel like your child needs the center. If you feel that your child's Cogat and NNAT were less than his/her capabilities and his/her needs are really not being met at the current school you should appeal.


Yes, school is easy for child. Child has a visual processing disorder and a 504 now, but how can that score change. This is what will hold her back on standardized testing. What IQ test do we ask for. She is very bright... I feel badly for her because she does love to learn.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 15:20     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


The scores are not sufficient alone, but your child has a great GBRS. I think that if your child scored a WISC of 132 or higher, you would have a successful appeal. It all comes down to how much you feel like your child needs the center. If you feel that your child's Cogat and NNAT were less than his/her capabilities and his/her needs are really not being met at the current school you should appeal.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 15:20     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Anonymous wrote:Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.


If you are really unhappy with your base school, I would suck it up and do the WISC, even if it is expensive. I guess it's too late to do the WISC at GMU? It's a lot cheaper than a private psychologist.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2012 15:08     Subject: NNAT, Cogat and GBRS, Eligible? 2012
Should we appeal? teacher says to appeal
CoGAT
Non Verb. 115
Quantitative 122
Verbal 131

GBRS 14

Above grade level reading

It is expensive to test.
Thoughts, please be nice.