I was lucky that her kindergarten teacher's daughter was a gifted kid so that helped, too. Though it is quite shocking I am sure when you sit down with a new kindergartener to do a simple reading screening and she gets through the fifth grade level and the teacher doesn't have anymore books b/c elementary school only goes to 5th grade. : ) Even still her kindie teacher had the "old" mindset that you could not possibly know if a kid were gifted until 3rd grade. I am guessing that is when her daughter was identified. And since she is grown now that would have been many monons ago.
Grinity -- what is the DYS paperwork? And is there an IQ cut off for that? I do think that I have gotten used to some of DDs abilities so it isn't as "scary" as it once was and therefore I tend to think maybe her learning curve has leveled out? I have always been told though to just let a kid be a kid and leave her alone, and just so many mixed messages in general that make me doubt myself and my assessment of her. You know?
Gosh, this is just so awesome to get a pep talk if nothing else!
Last edited by Artsmartmom; 08/31/11 10:34 AM.
