Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Parenting and Advocacy Do all gifted children test?

Hope this helps. It's a checklist we use to supplement the standard test results. Parents sometimes say it's a useful benchmark measure:

A very able child may display some of the following characteristics:

�An advanced moral & social awareness
�Born leader
�Original, imaginative, creative
�Persistent, resourceful, self directed
�Can concentrate for a long time on one topic
�Unusual hobby
�Inquisitive/sceptical
�Argues well
�Shows initiative
�Versatile with many interests
�Advanced vocabulary
�Good judgement
�Well developed sense of humour
�Unusually introverted or extroverted
�Enjoys adult company
�Pays great attention to detail
�Grasps new concepts with ease
�Links areas of knowledge without specific teaching
�Very motivated
�Lateral or divergent thinker
�Easily reads maps, charts and diagrams
�Good memory for names, jokes, stories, trivia
�Likes playing board and strategy games
�Showed early language development
�Concerned with justice and fairness
�Perfectionist
�Becomes distracted if not academically challenged
�Becomes disruptive through boredom
�On the school�s 'gifted' register

I like to use the AR website to search for good books http://www.arbookfind.com/default.aspx because it list interest level & reading level- it also has word count, description, and ratings on some

That seems odd to me that they won't allow him to use AR above 2nd grade lvl.

My 5 yr old in K HAS to read books for AR that are around the lvl he tested at - he can read books at 1.4-2.4 (I think that's the range, he tested around 1.8 at the time last Sept). He actually has taken quizzes on books that go above that range now - up to 3.6.

The whole point of AR is to have them reading books at THEIR level, not at their grade lvl or age. I would question the school about that as they should be testing his reading ability and comprehension and then creating a range for him. AR doesn't really 'do it's job' if the kid isn't allowed to read at a challenging level, kwim?

I don't think it is totally accurate but would it give you a ballpark number if you try a DORA exam? It's about $15 from www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org more if you purchase it from the company. It might give you a reasonable idea of where his reading level might be. They changed things lately but if you finish the test and then go into reports you can get the comparisons for Lexile, DRA, and others. I don't agree with all the scores, my children take them regularly for state records, but they are usually reasonably close. https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/index.php?option=com_hsbc_epp_order&Itemid=952