My son (16) is due for his 3 year re-eval. It is up in the air as to whether he should have the abbreviated - WASI, or the full testing - WISC-III or WISC-IV? I’ve heard that the WISC-IV offers a lot of additional information that could be beneficial.
Does your state still have 2 pt discrepancy?
Thanks for your reply, Janis, Our state, Ohio, just did away with the 2 pt discrepancy for LD determination. They are going by the definition of LD, and/or by the teams determination of ‘severe discrepancy’. So, I don’t think disqualifying him is an issue in this case. I just thought it would offer more valuable information, especially since he is now in transition. Looking at vocational setting in HS. Thanks.
Re: Full or abbreviated IQ Testing?
What are his post-secondary plans?
If he is thinking of college you may want the full Monty — perhaps you could call the disability center at the college and ask them which would serve their purposes. Many students don’t think they want or need accommodations, and then come around when they get to the college setting and realize it makes sense to be able to demonstrate your knowledge, even if it means extra time on testing, etc.
I find the full testing gives valuable information about patterns of thinking, but if you already have a good idea of what’s going on from previosu testing, then it could be redundant.
Hi,
I personally would not recommend that an IQ test be given every three years. You basically need it in order to place the child LD, but I’d probably never let the school do another one. What very often happens is that the IQ score falls, and the child may fail to continue to qualify. The child needs the educational testing to see what goals need to be written. The WISC-IV is definitely producing lower IQ scores than the WISC-III. So I would avoid an IQ test once the child is placed LD. I really can’t see any reason when a child is in high school, especially.
Janis