Grinity,
Very good advice - thank you. I have not seen the 4th grade math course work.
I have been told that there are a number of GT kids his age testing similarly and that they will be together. I receive his MAP's today where they only print the national norms, not the district norms.
Either way, I do think maybe working with the teacher and provided that they/we can get the right material during grade 3 math, then he will be OK.
I do see the value in developing a skill set than advancing his computation - but then again, more value if he needs advancement in both.
Come grade 5/6 he can move into a higher math class as needed. What I see is that the amount of acceleration he might miss out on until then does not outweigh the language component. I can HS and have tutors to meet his needs to bridge the gap in math... but I can't make him bilingual - for sure!!!
I am afraid to request an IQ test... it seems that outside of the guy I met with today, I am the only one that sees how smart he is and/or capable, competent... MaMa syndrome.
