Hi - I've seen a bit of research about skipping years, which suggested it is usually beneficial for a gifted child. I am thinking of this for my daughter who has been working at much higher levels than her classmates for a couple of years. It would mean skipping the last year of primamry and going stright to intermediate. My concern is that she is struggling socially at the moment, and what if there is a load of teasing due to her having skipped a year. Has anyone else done this?
Thanks
Helen
From what I have read in the IOWA Scale, skipping across 'buildings' is not recommended as the child will have to adjust to a new building, new staff and new peers instead of just new peers. Ymmv.
I turned down a skip as an 11 year old but am skipping my DD from 2nd to 4th. She groks things so fast that I worry about her needing more than one skip but we are taking one step at a time. DD starts 4th next Thursday so starting to get ready...
