@libaya: That is great that you are starting now to pull everything together for your child! I found someone out of state to look over DD’s current test results and give me some advice–this person has solid credentials in the 2E/gifted area. He believes DD has dyslexia for sure, based upon the results of the original testing she had. He thinks my original assessor did not correctly diagnose her. So, I’d need to have her reassessed. But I have not found anyone near to me who deals with diagnosing gifted kids, plus I am not sure if it is worth paying even more money to get a diagnosis that I am not even certain her school will accept, considering her current grades and such. Though it would be helpful to have the correct diagnosis for college for sure.
So, I am not sure what to do. But thank you for telling me about the Gifted Development Center! I think it will be worth it to see if I can consult with someone there to get an opinion on what I should do about a retest.
I can see the value of a professional with experience with 2E students if you are looking for someone to work with the student to develop strategies. As far as testing to qualify for school services or accommodations is concerned though, can someone with more experience explain why it matters? From our one experience, D took a fairly standard battery of tests (some written and some aural). The results showed her scoring at very high levels in every category except processing speed. When the tester saw that, he administered a few more tests that drilled down in that area and teased out specific challenges that applied to her. Obviously if he had just looked at her SAT or ACT exams, he wouldn’t have been able to pull out the processing speed issue and certainly not the visual processing issue specifically, but it seem to me that in her case, any tester would have arrived at the same conclusion given a standard battery of tests. I’m new to all of this, so just trying to sort out what I need to learn. Thanks!
PNW! 10 hours can cover the basics, but then add on for processing, or visual, etc. I never charged double for my time in assessing And writing.