Just curious if anyone else has kids like this and if it equates to a less mathy child in the end. Though DD has always been very interested in math patterns (she still expresses a lot of interest in math "tricks"), she struggles a bit with some things I'd consider more on the conceptual end. At the same time, she is extremely good at calculation and anything that is purely numerical. I taught her to subtract with carrying in about 5 minutes at age 5 or 6; multidigit multiplication also came to her instantly and flawlessly; I'm certain long division will be the same. She has all facts down and learning them was effortless--I gather this is not the case for many GT kids. She also is faster at calculating in her head than I am, though I am probably a bit dyscalulic.
However, she struggled with place value to the hundred millions (things like "How many thousands are in 10 million?") and with tricky number line problems and has persistent issues translating word problems. (It's fair to note that she is accelerated a grade in math and gets As, though.) She has, however, done well with kiddie algebra.
It seems like a lot of GT kids go the other way with math--more conceptually strong, less numerically fast and accurate. I'm curious if DD's pattern is more a sign that she may be less mathy--perhaps her strengths are more a result of more generalized skills, such as strong short-term memory. Last year's teacher recommended that we try to get her to join the school's math league, but she is resistant. I don't want to push her in this direction if she would be out of her league and annoyed, but I also don't want to be selling her short. She loves science--I could for sure see it as a long-term interest.
I don't have any achievement test scores and her IQ test was the RIAS, which gives very little info.
