Ms. Friz - I will be interested to hear if your ds experiences a math explosion. If I remember correctly, your son read quite early, like my dd. I always thought that made her a verbal/language type of child. But now, I have read literature that says that early, whole-word reading can be a sign of math giftedness, since the child is essentially cracking language like a code.

Kriston - I am sorry this year has been so much treading water for your son. I, for one, am certainly impressed with his dividing of fractions! Wow!

JJsMom - How funny that you started this thread so many months ago and now seem to be having the smoothest ride. Good for you (and your ds)!

Thanks for the updates, everyone. I am enjoying reading them all.