My 7 year old has an IQ of 135, although the NVFR is 99.9% on the SB5. DC is working a few years ahead and I'm asking for a two year skip. Is this too much considering the IQ scores?
What are your reasons for seeking a two-year skip?
Acceleration is a frequent topic on the forums and
is not based on IQ alone.
Are you familiar with the Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS)? It is described
here on Hoagies' Gifted Education Page, and is considered the gold standard for evaluating evidence for/against a full-grade skip at a given point in time.
The IAS is in its 3rd edition (2009) and is therefore sometimes called IAS-3.
There are three parts to the IAS:
1) Manual (re-usable paperback with process description, essays, examples)
2) Form (one form is completed for each child, each time an acceleration is considered)
3) Summary and Planning Record (one summary and planning record is completed for each child, each time an acceleration is considered)
The IAS is described on the website of the
Acceleration Institute and is available from
Great Potential Press. If your school is not aware of the IAS, you may wish to share this information with them.
The IAS recommends tests which measure student ability, aptitude, and achievement. This list is a roundup of these tests:
AbilityMost recent Wechsler or Binet, Woodcock-Johnson... or CogAT
AptitudeAbove-level tests such as ITBS, EXPLORE, or ACT
AchievementWechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) or Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement (WJ-ACH).
Have you read other discussion threads which list pros/cons of acceleration? This
post, in a thread called
Considering grade skip, contains a roundup of acceleration discussion threads, which you may wish to explore.
