Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Age or Ability Specific Forums Pre-school What to do with a mathematics gifted preschooler?

One option would be to have him tested for early kindergarten admission. NC has a statewide policy for early K admission: your child must have iq test results at the 98th percentile or above, and they must have achievement test results in either math or reading at the 98th percentile or above. There are other, less tangible, requirements too, which you can find online if you search for NC early kindergarten admission. The policies that govern this are in state statute, so in theory, all districts should have this option.

Tests must be given after April of the year he'd be starting kindergarten, so you have a little while to think about it. We just did this for our DS and he'll be starting kindergarten this month at age 4.4. The other advantage to testing is that it helps make the case for differentiated services early on, since most gifted programs don't start until third grade in this state.