Martha, Your son sounds alot like mine 2 years ago. We tried supplementing his school with after school enrichment programs hoping he could hook up with kids...
Stepney/Martha, I agree with Martial arts and or golf, if your child is particularly spacial or analytical, he may really enjoy golf. This summer, I put my...
Greetings! Our daughter is in the second grade. This is the first year that she has been in our public school system. While I had hopes for a good year for...
I am sorry for your frustration. There is definitely a difference with discipline between a public and private school. My daughter is in third grade and we...
Hello everyone! I am a parent of a second-grade son, and a daughter who is in kindergarten. Both attend a computer magnet academy in my town. My son was...
I am not sure what test is used at my childrens school. However, at my school there are other things that are factured into whether or not a child is gifted....
I would ask the teacher or try to find at your county's website a copy of the "literacy retelling form." There is usually one form for K-1 and another more...
"Ann Garrett" <garrettfamily4@s...> wrote: I was also told that just beacuse a child is overly bright does not make them gifted. They may just be overly...
To be honest I am not sure how a teacher defines overly bright. With my daughter I was told if she did not pass the test on her second try that I should just...
There is what is called and "Optimal" IQ (ususally in the 120's). Our Gifted children don't have that! Their IQ is beyond optimal, to the point that they...
... My child does not go to an IB school, although I wish for her to get the IB to facilitate study overseas (we are bilingual family). I will oook into that...
Hi, glad I found you. I am a mother of an 8 year old gifted daughter. This year she started a one day a week "J.A.W.S." program (Joining Ability With...
Tomorrow, I am touring the MAP program, it is a Magnet school in our district for highly Gifted students. My 2nd grade son qualifies for the program and he is...
My son attends third grade in a magnet program in our district that offers self contained classrooms for grades 2-8. This is his second year, and the program...
My son told us that he would "Think about it"!! I know it will be a big change, it seems like he just settled in and started making friends at his new school!...
I am new here. I am mostly looking for a place to talk. My child's story is long. Basically, she used to be hearing impaired. After a long year last year where...
Our district does not have a program like that. Chances are, she already knows she is different so I don't think being singled out for being smart is bad. I...
First if your daughter is hearing impaired, it seems she should be entitled to an IEP or at least a 504 plan. The school should look at her in terms of ...
LOL... well, it's no utopia... on the other side of the coin there's a not so great neighborhood that's in a struggling district. But unlike many schools in...
[I suggest you go armed with the following: _http://nationdeceived.org/_ (http://nationdeceived.org/)] ... basically "said it all." I actually used it at a...
I am desperately looking for advice from parents with gifted children that are going through my situation and can shed some light into it. I am the mother of a...
Let me describe my child as an explanation - my son is 9 years old - he reads as a 9th grade level. He had an incredible vocabulary and a wonderful sense of...
Wow! You could be speaking about my son--on *every* issue--except that my ds just turned 8. It may not help with any solutions, but I thought I'd share my own...
hmmm, amy this is all very interesting. I still feel as if I don't know what to do at this point. I feel like I'm fighting against the world most of the time...
That's just it Ann, in our school system, they only do one test (the naglieri) and that's it! If the child doesn't score I think in the 96th percentile, they...
Janette and all- Thanks for sharing all of that! My son is not like that, but he is extremely emotional and challenging in his own way - related, I'm sure to...
As an Occupational Therapist- let me also add another possibility of a lesser severity- Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) or Disorders of sensory ...
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