Are we making a mistake by not advocating for a skip now?
You've received excellent information from aeh. I'll just add that parents may become familiar with factors evaluated for acceleration by looking into the Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS). You may have read this elsewhere in the forums, but in case you have not... when it comes to acceleration, there are excellent resources at the website of
Acceleration Institute, which includes
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A Nation Deceived,
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A Nation Empowered,
- Iowa Acceleration Scale (
IAS), reviewed on Hoagies Gifted Education Page
here.