Negativity alert:
DD8 just had another achievement eval. I don't see how skipping one grade will matter when her lowest score is 3 grade levels ahead.
Oh Neato!
Most grade levels include children who are one or more grade levels ahead, so a single grade skip does two things -
1) there may well be other gifted, but more MG, kids in the recieving grade who score similarly to your child, so there is more incentive for the teacher to differentiate for a group than for a child - not to mention that it is more fun! This is particularly true of any gifted programs that may already exist.
2) Once the recognition factor that Dottie mentions is in, more services, such as subject accelerations, may follow.
Of course if there is a peer group in the current grade, or a flexible teacher, that counts for a lot on the other side of the equation.
I'm just trying to show the other side - NOT give advice to you in particular.
Smiles,
Grinity
