Wow, your posts sound very similar to mine! We just did the WWPSI and the WIAT with our 5yo kindergartner (May birthday) with results similar to your dd's and are in the process of talking to the school. We got the standard, "Well, there are several other children in kindergarten who are reading." Not like this they aren't! We have a meeting set up for next week with the principal, his k teacher and the GT teacher.

Anyway, I'm so glad you got the accomodations you were looking for, and that you got through to the teacher! I'm sure that our K teacher doesn't understand the implication of our Benjy's test scores, and it sounds like yours didn't either; it sounds like you were able to sway her.

And don't you hate it when you get hothousing comments? I know there are many parents who do push the academics to produce an early reader, but a hothoused kid just doesn't score above the 99th percentile on IQ tests.

Congrats on your bright kid and your successful advocacy efforts!


Mia