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What can you all tell me about IQ testing?
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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 352588" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p>At age 6 my son was tested and scored just under 80. I was told average is around 100. I just did not agree with it because he was so intelligent. I believed he had a learning disability. The school did agree to provide him with "services" but did not specify what the services would be. I hired a private academic therapist to work with him on reading skills. Three years later they re-tested him and his IQ score was 120. The school told me this was unusual as a student usually keeps the same IQ throughout their life, and that the original score was probably not correct. (well I knew that all along!).</p><p></p><p>So Yes the standardized testing can be way off if the child has a learning disability or a really bad day. Although it is hard to get the school to believe that. I would value your opinion more then the report. You work with him every day. You know what he can do. Is he smart? Can he solve problems? If you have observed a smart kid keep pushing back. Have him retested when he is a little older and don't use the current test to determine how you treat him.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 352588, member: 6557"] At age 6 my son was tested and scored just under 80. I was told average is around 100. I just did not agree with it because he was so intelligent. I believed he had a learning disability. The school did agree to provide him with "services" but did not specify what the services would be. I hired a private academic therapist to work with him on reading skills. Three years later they re-tested him and his IQ score was 120. The school told me this was unusual as a student usually keeps the same IQ throughout their life, and that the original score was probably not correct. (well I knew that all along!). So Yes the standardized testing can be way off if the child has a learning disability or a really bad day. Although it is hard to get the school to believe that. I would value your opinion more then the report. You work with him every day. You know what he can do. Is he smart? Can he solve problems? If you have observed a smart kid keep pushing back. Have him retested when he is a little older and don't use the current test to determine how you treat him. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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