Have you considered having your son tested privately? I had my daughter tested privately for a variety of reasons. But I liked that I had control over the...
Hi Bridget, Thanks for the input. Yes, we've actually decided to have him privately tested this summer. How did you go about finding someone to test your...
I have to preface this by confessing that not only am I the parent of a gifted child, am a teacher of elementary school kids with emotional and behavior...
Dropping out of my usual lurk mode to say: Actually, 2 out of 80 is just about right for the number of gifted. From HoagiesGifted.com: "What is the definition...
But the Sages-2 test isn't an IQ test. It's a test of content knowledge and ability in specific subjects such as reading, math, and science. The possible...
Hmmm... you're right, it sounds like some kids should have tested higher. But I guess it depends on what thier definition of "gifted" is. It seems like at...
I'm not sure what's going on as we're relatively new to the area. The district makes a big deal about its gifted programs (most of which start at 4th grade) ...
I've been really busy with an upcoming move the past few months, but would love to jump in on the testing thing... My dd we had tested privately with the WISC...
Karen, In my book, any kindergartener reading at a third grade level would be exceptional. Not merely for the ability to decipher the words, but also for...
I have a good friend who is a psychologist. She recommended a friend of hers, also a psychologist. Academic testing wasn't his specialty, but he is great...
snip<<apparently of the 80 children tested (out of about 800 in the school) only two were classified as gifted. Our district's gifted handbook states that they...
The psycologist who is going to test my dd later this summer said it was normal for gifted children to excel in math at first. Then they sort of out grow it. ...
Our school district has 60 of 6000 kids designated as gifted.* Our neighbouring school district, same demographics has about 600 of 8000 students designated. *...
Bridget, Thanks for the info. We are completely clueless when it comes to testing - how do you know which test to have done? Is it that different ones are ...
Robin, Thanks for the advice and good wishes. Homeschooling isn't an option for us but we do do so much at home that at this point I think academically he's ...
Cindy, Boy, it sounds like this testing is some project! Would it be possible for you to contact the school where you will be moving to see what their criteria...
Patsy, Yes, I'm baffled too - it shouldn't be this difficult to get services for gifted kids It is great that your daughter has the opportunity to go to a...
My daughter was 7.5 when I first had her tested. IQ-wise, she had the WISC. What I have since learned is that the WISC is truly intended for kids w/ IQs in...
" but it's just not the same as having an immersion experience at school. " Dear Karen, Your kids are very lucky to be raised bilingual. A lot of studies say ...
Robin, I didn't mean to imply that at all that I don't appreciate how fortunate my kids are to be hearing Spanish, sorry if it came off that way. Two...
Hey Karen, I didn't think that you didn't appreciate that your children have a bilingual environment at home. Sometimes people (meaning me and whoever else...
Robin, We live in a very diverse area, but the diversity is mostly recent Asian, Indian, and Eastern European immigrants. Not very many hispanic programs...
My dd has one friend (also gifted) who attends a different immersion school but speaks french as well as my dd. They love to have "secret" conversations. So...
Hello, folks! Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a SAHM homeschooling 2 boys, ages 4 1/2 & 5 1/2. We believe both are gifted, or at least above average,...
Hi, Just chiming in on what's recommended for testing after the WISC or other standard tests. Unless something has radically changed very recently, it is my...
Hello, let me reintroduce myself. I am a SAHM of four children, Homeschooling two with two coming up. My oldest is almost 9, next almost 7, then 4 1/2 and ...
Nice to be a member of this group. First allow me to share with you that indeed it is our Christian responsibility to harness our children in the way Christ...
I couldn't find this book on my local library's online book search. How did you know your son was a visual-spatial learner? What cues promped you to read ...
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