My biggest concern is how to provide a challenge in K for him (in particular) while balancing social/emotional development. We have them enrolled in a small private school and met with them in January about our tester's recommendation to have him go to third grade for reading and they were pretty hesitant about doing this.
Dee
Hi Dee - Welcome! Sorry I missed your post - thanks for introducing us to your children.
I can understand that the school would balk at sending your son to reading with 3rd graders, but that may (or may not) be where he needs to be. Have they tested him so that they can compare his reading skills to the 3rd graders at their school? I would insist that they test him in some way and place him where he can have academic peers during reading instruction.
Folks get a little worried about treating twins differently. I say that if you encourage your family to be a mutually supportive environment, then it's fine to have a family value of: As a family, we support each child getting the learning environment that they need. We believe that a person is not to be judged on their inborn talents, they are to be judged on the character they show in developing those talents.
Good Luck!
Grinity
