Originally Posted by GeniusZooKeeper
[ As far as academics, 2 months into Kindergarten he tested at K-10 on most things and above grade level on others.
Is K-10 somewhere around 10th month of kindergarten (end of K)? That is certainly a high performing child, but not seriously outside of the range of typical for a K student. However, if his achievement is now or has been in years past a few years above grade level that would be a better indicator of a child who needs more advanced work. For instance, if he was doing 4th grade math or reading at a 4th grade equivalency in 1st or 2nd grade, that would be something that would indicate that the general classroom might not be adequately challenging.

Most schools can provide for the needs of a child who is one grade level above or below his current grade within the regular classroom b/c there will often be a number of other children in that range. Kids who are more advanced or delayed than that often do better with some outside enrichment, GT classes, etc.

Of course, some gifted kids can underachieve when they haven't been adequately challenged. A child with a high IQ score but with achievement scores that are not super high should still be given the opportunity to see how he does with more engaging or advanced material.