I was sitting in my daughter's class yesterday, helping with reading when it became apparent just how much effort these kids were putting in to their learning. Each one of the struggled at some point with their readers and every one of them kept on trying, happily asking for help if they were really stumped.
I don't know why their effort was so apparent to me yesterday - I help out with reading every week, but I was just blown away. It occurred to me that dd has NEVER had to work like these kids were. Even the things dd finds 'difficult' are not really for her, they just require her to actually think about them, which she finds disconcerting. I know she's a perfectionist and I had thought we'd done a lot to move her past that (an effort used to be an issue), but watching these kids I realised she could never do what they were doing (really, really trying) without a complete melt down. And they were so proud of themselves for getting through their work.
Currently dd is in K, not skipped (we reversed a failed skip that occurred earlier in the year due to a lack of support at a different school). We've now got the teacher on the same page re trying to find her level, but with a reading level 6+ grades above her peers and maths between 2-4+ grades above actually differentiating for her adequately might be a stretch. She's got some anxiety issues though, that we and they are working on, but once resolved, I feel an acceleration conversation coming on...
This is just an observation really, that obviously I couldn't share just anywhere!
Thanks
