If your child may be lacking knowledge of
test-taking strategy, and experience in applying such knowledge by actually taking tests, then you may wish to look online for opportunities. There are many articles on, and lists of, test-taking strategies. There are above-level tests which children may sign up to take outside of school.
If your child suffers
anxiety, these old posts may be of interest...
1)
Thomas S. Greenspon, Ph.D.2)
Daniel B. Peters, Ph.D.Understood.org also has helpful articles on anxiety...
stress v anxiety,
anxious v anxiety, etc.
When considering
acceleration:
- taking the end-of-year exam is one way to demonstrate readiness for the next grade level of material
- IAS-3 is the gold standard or "best practice" for evaluating aptness of whole-grade acceleration
- this
old post contains a roundup of acceleration threads and resources... a crowd-sourced, balanced brainstorm of issues (both PRO and CON) for student and parents to think about and discuss before beginning any advocacy for accelerated placement.
While not a panacea, many gifted kiddos (and their parents) have found acceleration to be the "least-worst" option, providing a reasonable "fit" for meeting a student's needs for:
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appropriately challenging curriculum- -
intellectual peers
