Thank you very much for the welcome and the information. It i svery much appreciated.
We should have the WISC as well as the achievement score testing results from UF at the end of next week at the latest. The day of that testing, he wasn't himself. He was acting silly and not focused, at least during the interview with the psychologist. The test administrators told me he did well during the testing, but I am only cautiously optimistic with these results. Then again, he is only barely six years old, so he is definately allowed to act silly, I just wish he would have picked a different day
We have known he is gifted for some time mainly due to his personality and that he definately stands out from other kids. This in itself has been a challenge though. He is finally developing some imagination though, thankfully. He is a realist.
His teacher in Kindergarten has been pushing for him to get tested trhough the school all year. When it didnt look like it was going to happen, I called the University to schedule a testing date. The school did finally come through this summer, which is where the RIAS scores coem from. The school psychologist was not available to speak with, but her secretary told me simple that he scored a 160, and they would be in touch with further information.
In reference to acceleration, I am mostly lost and confused. His Kindergarten teacher said he would do fine skipping first grade. As it was, last year he woul dgo to second grade for the first part of the day for language arts and then return to Kindergarten for the afternoon. He gets along much beter with kids a few years older. I am mostly concerned with the social aspect through. He is highly emotional. Will the kids make fun of him for crying? He is TINY. He just reached 38 pounds. He also just turned 6 two weeks ago. As it is he would be the youngest child in the first grade class. His handwriting is aful. He also has some anxiety and still chews on pencils, his shirt, or whatever is available to stick in his mouth. We are working on breaking the habit, but it is taking time.
I just dont want to make the wrong decision. We are switching schools this year, so if we were goign to accelerate, this would be the time to do so.
I am hoping the achievement test and the WISC scores come back sooner than expected and maybe they will help us decide what is best.
