WISC-IV testing

Jami - posted on 05/24/2012

I am curious about this form...my son was identified as gifted using the 3rd form and the school psychologist wants him retested using this form in a couple of years because he scored high overall on the 3rd form and hit the ceiling on all the subtests but one.

Kelly - posted on 03/07/2012

There is a Montessori school, but it is unregulated, so I'm unsure about it. It is also $1030/month, which would seriously eat into his college funds.



Other than that, our district is just not set up for gifted kids. An online learning system was suggested by our superintendent. It is free, uses certified teachers online, and lets him go at his own pace, but I don't feel that *I* am equipped to take on so much of his education--it does require a lot from the parents. Also, I worry about socialization. I am careful about making sure he has lots of outlets for social interaction, but I fear I may not be able to juggle that with the homeschooling adequately....does that make sense?

Rebecca - posted on 02/27/2012

Are there any gifted schools in your area that you can shift him into? Honestly, I think a kid that bright in a regular class is really going to be bored. He needs to be moved into a class that moves at his pace, not the pace of the "average" student.

Kelly - posted on 01/30/2012

Vidhya,



You cannot do the WISC-IV (this is the only test I have experience with) at home, but it is great for shy children as it is all done on a computer.



Only one question comes up at a time. The child reads and answers it. If they answer correctly, a more difficult question comes up, if they answer incorrectly, a less difficult question comes up.



I does NOT measure how much a child knows, but rather how much they are able to figure out on their own (however they must be able to read and have good comprehension skills in order to take the test).

Vidhya - posted on 01/30/2012

Hi,



I am from UK.I have a son who will be 5 years on Feb 27th.He is in Reception as in UK.When he started school he was moaning that school is boring.He can do addition upto 2 digit numbers,subtraction and can write numbers upto 1000.But in his school they are doing only till 50 and they are teaching simple additions.



He was saying why my teacher is only teaching alphabet in school.But he can read sentences and also write sentences.He is good in science like big bang theory,how to fly aeroplane,what is gravity and so on.



I wanted to test him for IQ but my husband feels he is bit shy and will not show his full potential.Ofcourse he is shy and will not talk loud in front of third person.



Does anyone know some kind of tool or test that I can do at home.



Any information on this regard will be appreciated.

Kelly - posted on 01/23/2012

We did let him take the WISC-IV after all. He scored a 172 overall, and of course there are pages of scores for the sub-tests. He hit the ceiling on 8 of the 13 sub-tests, so the extended norms were used.



So, we now know that he is very smart, but we are still at a loss as far as how to help him.



He doesn't like "extra" work because, like most kids, he doesn't like work. He likes the instruction part of class, but is getting frustrated in his class because the instruction is repetitive and too basic.



We tried sending books for him to read once he finishes his work, but that was a no-go too. First off, he doesn't finish that much quicker than the others--he is very meticulous about his penmanship. Second, the program is set up for a minimal amount of class time to be spent on work, most of class is spent on instruction. He does finish all of his work at school (most kids have to bring parts of it home), but doesn't have that much time left over. And lastly, it seems that when it's time to put the book down for more instruction, he is always at a very interesting or exciting part, resents being pulled from the story.

Laura - posted on 01/18/2012

I really don't know much about the test. I do know many schools use it to ID gifted students. It is not a timed test because gifted students don't do well on timed tests. I would have him tested and push for gifted class. The reason I'm concerned is the snarky comments. That is the beginning of behavior issues and the teacher should not be shrugging them off. My 10 year old is gifted, he made comments like that in 1st grade too. Because the teacher didn't rein him in like we requested his behavior has escalated since. There is nothing wrong with your son except he is bored. They need to address this now

Hope this helps