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Learning Environments
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Originally Posted By: Dandy I went back to my notes and I remember now having the pie coming up after 4->5 level change, but not 3->4. Ha, the opposite way round to what we saw. I think I'll email them at some point. Probably depends on whet
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Parenting and Advocacy
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Hi there. My daughter will be entering Kindergarten next year and has scored very well on one test used to determine admission to a school for gifted kids. The puplic schools also have a gifted program for which she will be tested in a couple month
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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good luck Kerry.
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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Originally Posted By: Mag (Our local library does not have any of the books people have recommended, like this IAS, or books by Dr. Ruf, etc.) We have a tiny library also but I live on interlibrary loan.
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Twice Exceptional
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We were quite pleased with the results of vision therapy. DD8 did vision therapy when she was in first grade, two years ago. She also did a short, intensive program of combined OT/listening therapy for sensory processing issues, and the OT improved
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Parenting and Advocacy
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Thanks for your advice, everyone. Gifted Mom, my son’s teacher is also determined that he needs to learn to do boring work. (Thank you very much for the book recommendation, BTW.) In some ways, I agree – sometimes you just need to practice (like h
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General Discussion
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Originally Posted By: twomooseMy DD had a similar experience in K and 1st grade. I wouldn't say she ever seemed average - but- I pointed out to her K teacher that, although her skills in reading were "just" above average, her verbal skills,
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Elementary School
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Good luck!
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General Discussion
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My son would love this museum, as he is also extremely interested in nuclear physics. Here is the official link about Navajo Code Talkers. http://www.navajocodetalkers.org/
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General Discussion
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Crazy Daisy, How was the IEP yesterday? I hope she's going to start getting what she needs. I know what you mean about your DD not believing that she knows as much as the other kids. My DD definitely thought the same thing at first. In the first
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Recommended Resources
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by $15 for this course. I just found out and wanted to let everyone know. It will then continue be prorated by the same amount each month until open for early registration for next year in March or April. That is the information I am being given
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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GD5 (just turned 5-1/2 & in K) was tested at age 4-8 at her private preschool by their school psychologist consultant. Pysc. said she wanted to do different testing, but since she scored from above avg - superior, school said no need to test mor
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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As part of our new "academically talented program" rubric" we have been asked to fill out a SIGS (Scales for Identifying Gifted Students) survey. Has anyone ever heard of this or been asked to fill it out. It is questions asked by pa
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Recommended Resources
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Maxpat - did you get the kit? What do you think?
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Pre-school
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Hunh. The shape sorter worked. I was a little surprised, but I figured it was worth a try, since there was one in the closet. Cool He grabs my laptop too, I may look into a kids' keyboard soon, that sounds like it might work. I also gave him an
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Regions
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Hi. Can you please tell me if there is an e-mail address or a phone number that I can reach you at? I have some questions about membership. My son is in 4th grad and took the WISC IV. I received his PRI, VCI, WMI< PSI and FSIQ scores (he took the
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Regions
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I'm sorry. I didn't know any other way to post to the last post who was talking about the conference with HEROES. There was no info on the website. I will try to figure how to start a new thread.
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Parenting and Advocacy
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I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this. It sounds like maybe the teacher is in a "I learned it in graduate school so it must be gospel" thing, and really she has such limited experience with the real-world. It's lously that you're h
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Learning Environments
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Thanks, Dandy! Because of you, we made the deadline!! Funny, when I first started looking at the programs in September, there seemed like soooo much time to ponder. Where'd all that time go?!
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Parenting and Advocacy
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Originally Posted By: Raddy "It is my honest opinion that the measure of a child& intellect is not in what he knows, and the knowledge he possesses, but in the depth and intelligence of the questions he asks"[/b] This put into words t
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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My son's total of scaled scores was 163 and the Full scale IQ was 141 on the SB5. That is a great score!
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Parenting and Advocacy
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In 1st Grade DS learned nothing academically, we were expecting this but told him to hang in there that year was about getting use to a new school. In 2nd Grade, he was very disappointed again he knew it all. I was shocked by this and thought, the mo
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Parenting and Advocacy
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Well we all know how frustrating this is. My DS is in 4th grad and the school has now just taken away the 45 minutes, once a week slot of stimulating G&T time. I started looking at private schools (which we as well can't afford but are so despe
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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Originally Posted By: DandyGiven their reaction to previous attempts at presenting information, I can't envision them taking any "hints." Your putting considerable effort into second-guessing people who haven't acted terribly rational thus
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Identification, Testing & Assessment
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One boy in our school missed entrance into the G&T program using the WISC IV by a few points as well. His mom had him tested a year later outside and they would not accept his scores. She fought and fought the administration due to her instinct
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