My son's PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS

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Hi all,
My son took a second PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT his first was when he was
11 years 10 months below are the results. WISC-IV



Composite Score

Verbal Com 83
Perceptual Reason 88
Working Memory 126
Processing Speed 115
Full Scale IQ 99

He took the test again last week 14 years 9 months results below

Scale Composite Score
Verbal Com 102
Perceptual Reason 84
Working Memory 148
Processing Speed 128
Full Scale IQ 116

He did very poorly in his mock state exams and in a couple months will sitting his state exams his IQ is high I know that perceptual reasoning is below any ideas how to help increase it. I will be meeting with the Psychologist next week and should have full report. I know from the first test it was suggested that he might have LD and a language deficits did have him tested but mixed opinion. Anyone can shed some light on why his results have change considerably.

First test he was taking meds for ADHD but he is off them now not sure if that makes a difference.
Thanks

The WISC just gets more accurate the older the student is. IQ scores are not something that should increase very much...they should stay roughly the same throughout the lifespan. WISC is valid for three years, and after that they will likely give him the WAIS (the adult IQ test that cannot be given until 16). The WAIS, when taken, is valid for life and does not ever need repeated. I would venture to say, at almost 15, your son's scores are not going to change much from here on out. State assessments have very little to do with intelligence (some are quite poorly written), so I would put very little stock in them as a measure of your son's abilities.

It is possible for the verbal reasoning score to improve with improvements in expressive/receptive language skills for the first two subtests (similarities and vocabulary) contributing to VCI. Also if there is improvements in pragmatics, his score on the third subtest, comprehension should go up. It is helpful to do the additional subtest, information, if comprehension is the only low score and it is due to pragmatics.


As for the perceptual reasoning, the most common problem in academics related to this is difficulty with math problems, particularly those with long or multiple steps. (Not related to academics it can also affect reading body language, problem solving, organizing and strategizing). The math deficits if they exist can be balanced by memorizing certain steps for certain problems so you don't have to figure it out. That means a lot of practice identifying, categorizing problem types.


Best of luck to him on the state exams.

Perceptual reasoning seems most strongly involved in geometry and trigonometry, in my impression. You need really good visualization skills to understand what you're doing for those, otherwise you're stuck with the 'recipe book' approach.