Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Sam, I have an advanced child as well, who was identified in the 1st grade, so I can understand your challenges. When they tested her reading comprehension level in the 3rd grade, she was on par with high school students. It was a hard decision, but we chose not to do the grade skipping thing. We wanted her to have a " normal " childhood, and the school's TAG (talented and gifted) program has done a fairly good job of keeping up with her and the other advanced students. They offer advanced " core " classes, math, english, and science, at the middle school level, and she's thriving, while not feeling like a " freak " to her peers. We also felt that emotionally, skipping grades would be stressful for her. I'm guessing that someday soon, she's going to be smarter than mom and dad, which is scary. Keep at her school to make sure they are meeting her needs. I know that here at our schools, they are required to identify and meet the needs of gifted children, just as they are for learning disabled children. I think it started a few years ago, but every kid that scores high on the proficiencies, or if it's requested by the parents, is supposed to be tested. Good luck! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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