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Learning Environments
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We looked very closely at our local Friends school. It's still on our list if we need to stop homeschooling for any reason. We know several families with MG+ kids that are very happy there. Our Friends school does a lot of hands on, open ended pro
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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Originally Posted By: amazedmom2 questions I asked my mom (who works at a school where several of the teachers and administrators form my gifted elementery school now work at) to find out what measures I was tested on. I was told the peabody was one
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Recommended Resources
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Thanks. These look great. My DS will love the telescope issue as well.
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Learning Environments
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Just FYI, this is not a Waldorf school. I have a good friend who sends her children to Waldorf and I don't think Waldorf would be a good fit for her personality. By non-academic, I guess I mean vs the very high powered privates here in the DC area,
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Parenting and Advocacy
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I always thought it had something to do with them being at different stages of development i.e chronological age, emotional age and intellectual age being all over shop.I know when my son was in infants and early primary school he couldn't abide any
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Recommended Resources
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http://www.spigotsciencemag.com/index.html this is very cool, well done, pdf formatted docs, teacher guides also available. most recent issue is on telescopes, which is great, because we are visiting an observatory Saturday night with cub scouts!
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Twice Exceptional
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My ds hates the noise as well, he has gotten more used to it, but he was at the school field day about two weeks back and a good chunk of it was in the cafeteria/gym. The noise levels were just atrocious! I was there to help out, and by then end he w
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Learning Environments
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This method,or something very similar,has been a godsend for our son. He goes to a central school (public) which are all K-12.He was offered grade skipping but did not want to go down that path, preferring subject acceleration instead. They also use
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Pre-school
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I've always loved the "Your _____ Year Old" series by Loise Bates Ames. It's not a parenting book per se, more of a child development book. It goes from 1yo to 9yo with individual books for each age, then there's a single book for 10yo+.
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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Check out this thread: http://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/B....html#Post60518 I believe there are two different tests called Peabody- one is a vocabulary test used by speech pathologists (like your friend) and the other is an achievement test
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Pre-school
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Babycenter.com has always been a good resource for us. They send periodic e-mails based on age but have opportunities for reading ahead. (plus it is free!!) I did use the What to Expect series (including Toddler Years) and just learned to stop pay
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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I don't think having any type of measure so young would be very reliable. I can say that my youngest Dd was just tested (4.5) with the WPPSI. She has always had a very advanced vocabulary. I knew she was speaking like a much older child when she wa
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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2 questions I asked my mom (who works at a school where several of the teachers and administrators form my gifted elementery school now work at) to find out what measures I was tested on. I was told the peabody was one....I don't remember the other,
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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My son is also in 1st grade, has a DRA level of 44 and reading a-z level of U/V. I was told that 44 was the highest the test goes as well. They don't test the kids' reading level after 4th grade and according to his teacher, DRA 44 is the end of 4th
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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a 44 is really great for a 6 year old! i had third graders who didn't read at a 44, and they were on target! it would be difficult to be inflated....he'd have to read the book fluently with very few mistakes and comprehend what he read to "pass&
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Pre-school
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I was going through some serious denial recently. Then DD (almost 10 months) did something that knocked my socks off. She points a lot in general either when she wants something or if she wants to know the word for something. But then last week she
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Pre-school
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my ds 3.5 walked late, potty trained late, and has sensory integration disorder. he walks on his toes, licks tail pipes and cats, freaks out about loud sounds. i knew he'd have trouble in school bc of his serious dislike for noise, texture, and chang
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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I agree with what's been said above about rigorous early identification. DD is only 10 months, which seems REALLY young to even consider giftedness. However, we've talked to our pediatrician extensively about it due to some other issues we've had (
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Pre-school
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Any suggestions on good books about toddler development? I'm not looking for something necessarily gifted related, more just something that goes through common developmental phase. However, I'd like a book that is a bit more inclusive than just som
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Learning Environments
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Hi.. so, you did both IQ and achievement tests done last year? If she has been pushed further by the school, then her achievement might be higher a year later (whenever that is), but also being careful that she is not burned out. I think if I were yo
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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Great responses - thanks so much!
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Recommended Resources
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They are offering my son study island also as a way to let him accelerate at his own pace. I am curious about the program though because I know they are using it to raise test scores which makes me feel like it is not a great program for gifted/acce
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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Adding to what Dottie wrote, if the test is the WISC-IV, you can also get a General Ability Index (GAI) score. This score removes the Working Memory and Processing Speed scores, and gives you a score based on Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual reaso
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Elementary School
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Originally Posted By: mom2twoboysThanks everyone for you advice. I met with the new teacher today and had a brief chat with the reading specialist. I think this is going to be a much better fit for DS5. The new teacher has a plan for what she wants D
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Parenting and Advocacy
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I'm forwarding this on from another group I am on: Looking for stories from California parents who have had a hard time getting their child accelerated! I'm lobbying to get the California Legislature to adopt a bill requiring school districts to a
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