Just wondering if any of you have ever tested your child's IQ? I bought a book last summer and tested dd the other day with it. She scored so high that her score was off the chart and it said she was a genius. I would never have considered her "genius". She is smart and does well but she is lazy. I don't know what to think. I also tested her in first grade with an old standardized test. I know she was way above grade average in almost every single area. One area she actually tested 9th grade level. I took it with a grain of salt and said she did so well because it was an "old version" of this test. Now, I am wondering if she is really a genius and I just don't realize it. I would push her a lot harder if I thought she was really capable. I certainly want her to work to her potential. Anyway, have you ever tested for IQ and what is your opinion about all this? The book we bought was created by a psychologist and appropriate for the 8-14yo age group. Honestly, there were some questions on there that I didn't understand. Give me your thoughts please...
Vicki's IQ was tested in August. A doc. for SSI did it. Her IQ was 112. She is only 7. I know they say kids with ADHD have high IQ's. I would just advance her work and see how she does. If it gets to hard then bring back down. As for being lazy kids sometimes gets that way. Make more games out of it. Challenge her with games. That is my advice. Vicki is having another test done in March from a different person. I can't wait to see what they say.
Kids (and adults) with high IQ's do tend to be lazy, but only because they are usually bored. I have an IQ of 149, I was totally bored in school. But I never went ahead, I just usually tutored other kids.
That's it exactly! My brother also had a very high IQ, was ADHD, bored, and drove his teachers CRAZY. I would take the results with a grain of salt, too. Norm-referenced IQ tests are supposedly not too accurate, but one individually administered by a psychologist are suppose to be very good.
Well, she is advanced in some subjects. The ones she is on level with are considered "more challenging" I think. I know she needs more fun things to do. I try to do that by buying tons of educational toys. She still is required to do book work though. That is what she hates! '' I laugh and say she's ADD but I don't really think so. However, her Dad is very ADD!!! So, you never know. DH said she might be bored and that is why is acting "lazy" or unmotivated about things like book work. Could be I guess!
Just to put some food for thought on the table.....if you haven't please read "You can't make me" [but I can be persuaded] by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias Gals....my 3 year old is a hand full and I can tell that he is very strong willed - this is why I got the book but...they talk about kids that are smart that just don't do the work because they don't see the point. Anyway...I could go on and on about the book but...check it out at the library and if your library doesn't have it, get it on interlibrary loan. It is an easy read and more a "make you think" type book than a this one solution will solve all your problems.
I was wrong. The "normal" range is 90-110. The adult range is the same, but the tests would be different.
Thought I'd jump in here. I was tested in school and then in college and my IQ is considered to be "genius" or MENSA worthy :lol: but I try not to put too much stock into it. When things come easily to you, you can tend to have lots of issues come of it and laziness is one of them. Also, when I was doted over by teachers and parents it really went to my head. I also put my relationships through an "intelligence filter" so to speak and had a hard time tollerating people who didn't "get it". Praise God he knocked me off my pedistal!!!! That being said, most of my family is extremely intelligent--but lazy about it. My extended family anyway. My brothers are extremely driven and successful, but not prideful like I was. It all depends on how you foster that in your child. I wish I wasn't doted on so much. My brothers weren't so much because I was the oldest and I believe they are the brighter ones for not making competition in school the focal point of their lives. My son was also considered gifted when he was in ps. BUT....he was lazy. He had been diagnosed with ADHD at one point. After a year of that diagnosis we began homeschooling and his doctor changed his diagnosis and said that often gifted children will have all the symptoms of ADHD. Now that he is at home and he can follow his own interests as far as he likes, he isn't lazy about learning at all. He just couldn't thrive in a ps environment. Homeschooling is wonderful for lazy gifted kids!!! :lol:
I know you can have a psychologist do it. I bet the local tutoring businesses would also do it. I did it with a test I picked up at Book Warehouse on vacation. That's really why I was asking. I thought maybe the test was not very accurate even though it seemed like a great test.
I'd say you may want to know for sure whether she is that gifted by having her officially tested. It would probably change how you would homeschool her, and help you get an idea on what direction to head with her. I know there are a lot of ideas on-line for gifted children. On abcteach there was a section for parents of gifted children, or those that had questions about it. I'm sure there must be other chat places like this out there about gifted children.
My ds was tested again for the 3 time and every time its the same 88 just a little below normal. They thought it was because he always got nervous just before the test, so the last time they tested him the doctor did it like a game. He wanted to see if the results were the same and they were. My son was 9 when he had his first one and then 10 then 11. I just wonder if a person with below normal IQ can make it in a society that dwells on how smart one is. My dd is on the other end she scored 120 on the test when she was 6 and 130 when she retook it again when she was 12. the average range is from 85-89 below normal 90 to 100 for normal 101-125 above average and 126 and up as gifted.
YES HE CAN MAKE IT!!! Vicky, please don't put too much faith in those tests! What it will probably mean is that it might take him longer to "get" something than some others. He might need a lot more repetition. He needs to realize that he's not "stupid". With homeschooling, you are in the perfect situation to let him learn to the best of his ability, without the stigma of feeling that he is "behind" his peers. We all know people that may not be the brightest, but are very capable people. They have been gifted in special ways. Your job is to help him to recognize his gifting, and to help him excel in that. There will always be people to put him down, but there will also be those who will appreciate his abilities.
Thanks Jackie. I do love homeschooling him. He does need lots of repetition. When someone asks him what grade he is in, he tells them that we don't have grades at our school. We work at our own speed. When they asked him where does he go to school he tells them he is homeschooled. He already knows what he wants to be when he grows up a chef.
Sounds like he has a goal in life. That is good. I wouldn't depend on those kinds of tests much sounds crazy to me. And others have said if you score high you may be ADHD and such. That isn't good either.
I think Avery is very smart but never really considered her "gifted". She didn't have many of the characteristics of gifted but some. I may have her tested later just to see how accurate that test was. I was simply curious. I would probably change my way of teaching if I found out she was gifted though.
