This is a really interesting thread, thank you for starting it and I hope you don't mind me jumping in on it...:-)
My DS4.5 sound very similar to your boy. I had to laugh when you wrote about capitals. My DS has been obsessing over that too. He got a puzzle for his birthday when he turned 4 and sat all day until he knew every single capital He also then moved on the the world capitals. Learned to read at 2 1/2 BY HIMSELF. I think that is just it. They learn BY THEM SELVES. Isn't it the craziest thing?
Math is also a strong point for him. Doing subtraction/addition with regrouping. My son is NOT musical though....:-)
So it seems our boys are very similar and I am in the same boat as you when thinking about what to do as far as tests. I want to know what I am dealing with IQ wise. I read the 5 levels of gifted that was mentioned. Excellent book BTW! Seems he falls in level 4. I would assume your DS is around there too.
I contacted GDC in Denver and had a WONDERFUL consultation with Bobbie (Barbara Gilman, author of "Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children".) We are spending the summer in Denver and will do the testing then. She was amazing to talk to and said that they will start doing the WIIPSI first. She said he might hit the ceiling on this and then they will do the SB. They will also do an achievement test.
DS is entering Kindergarten (private school) early but will obviously have to be accelerated in certain subjects like reading and math. I hope that I can bring in the achievement test results to show the school so thay can place him accordingly. This is all HOPING that they will work with us on this, they said they would...I will believe it when I see it.
What is your son's school situation?
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