We have not been offered any subject acceleration, but she has received AIG designation for next year. Unfortunately, that is only an hour or so pullout per week. Even for our older DD who is moderately gifted, this is not enough. Both girls took a test last week to see if they would get single subject acceleration in math. The principal told me Tues. that even if DD9 has above level Iowa, WISC, Cogat, Lexile, she can't get services because as my previous post states, she didn't do as well on the WJ. So, we wait for the SSA test results.
She is tiny as you state. She is cantankerous about this for sure. We have been talking about role models who are small.
You wrote: "When reading a book for gifted children which she was given, she inquired about her own intellectual profile and was told she was average. This may have been both untrue and painful."
-Goodness! She has never been told that she was average. Both testers told her that she did quite well on her tests. We talk about her "fast brain" at home. We bought the book written for gifted kids so she could read about other kids like her. When she asked for her IQ score, we showed her the IQ scale so she could see where she was without us giving her the exact score (we were advised against it).
We have done so much and have been to many specialists. We are trying very hard to help our DD. I don't know what you mean by "dead ends". We just had another visit with the principal who has started "Brainology" with DD. The principal is as puzzled as the rest of us, including the WJ tester, why DD does so well on some assessments and not others. Next week we have yet another psychologist appt. I feel like I haunt this forum; I ask so many questions. As many people post, it is hard to find someone to share in "real life" because they either don't understand or think that one is bragging. I am very grateful for the chance to "talk" with others whose kids are experiencing some of the same issues.
