Our 7yr old son recently tested gifted (just missed Davidson admission so we may try applying again later). In the mean time, he's just started 2nd grade. He's 'bored' every day when he comes home. He took the SCAT for CTY at JH and tested 78% compared to 4th graders in Verbal and 18% compared to 4th graders in math. Frame of reference - he had just finished 1st grade and the test is meant for 2nd graders, we didn't prepare him for the test at all and went in cold. We are wondering if pushing for a grade skip to 3rd would be appropriate. I found an IOWA acceleration scale form online several months ago (can't find it now) and according to my assessment he was high borderline to skip. We docked him points due to his small size, underweight, some coordination issues etc. BUT, now we are re-thinking. Does anyone have insights? Where to begin? We're especially interested in telescoping and continuous progress methods. Thought they might allow him to stay with age peers/size peers a little longer, but let him begin to get into some more advanced materials.
