Five year old enters kindergarten in the fall. He's never been tested for giftedness but is reading far ahead of grade level. I don't know exactly how far; only that he's well beyond what his brother was doing and his brother entered k at the beginning of 1st grade level in our county. He's also about done with k math and will write a few short sentences with me sitting with him.
So, how do I approach this? Given what I saw with first son, I'm worried that he'll be alone in his class in what he's already doing. Have you found that that matters with your kids at this stage? Is it worth having him tested or should I wait for the PS to test him? They don't officially do gifted testing until 3rd grade as far as I can tell.
I've tried contacting the lead K teacher at the school to talk about how they'll approach this, but haven't gotten anywhere. And I've been documenting some of what he's been doing at home to help with assessing what he's going to need. Would love advice.
Thanks in advance.
