My son is starting 7th grade and had the following test scores as a sixth grader: 580 on PSAT 8/9 EBRW, 1700 Lexile/455 Verbal Reasoning (99)/450 Vocabulary (99) in ERB/CTP4 testing with similarly high reading comprehension/writing. Some of these raw scores are >50 pts above his twin sister's scores which are also at the 99th percentile (although using national norms). He has scored slightly below DYS criteria on the PSAT 8/9 and EXPLORE the last two years, mostly because he has not been exposed to higher level math until last year (510 math PSAT 8/9 as a 6th grader).
While his sister is happy in school, he just wants to read anything he can get his hands on and we really struggle to keep him engaged in our small independent school (except for math, where he is exposed to new material).
He hates writing (dysgraphia without a formal diagnosis) and busywork/homework and has little attention to detail and significant ADHD. He uses voice dictation for homework. Our school is pretty fantastic, but has been mum on offering differentiation in reading/LA. We have had no formal response to any of these test results from the school, other than thankfully they did place him in algebra/advanced math for 7th grade despite a B+ second semester (one of 6 students including his sister).
Every year we get scores like this and it is difficult to advocate for more advanced curricula because he does have difficulty with writing and organization.
Would you advocate for more advanced curricula in LA/SS/Science in our situation or let it ride and focus on study habits and let him continue to read/enrich himself at home?
