My question would be, if the school has a gifted program, why don't they have their own testing program for it? Why are they sending you outside for it?
A trained psychologist can observe your child and make note of any issues that may have hurt his performance, so that's why, if you suspect any issues other than giftedness, it's important to use one. This can be especially important if the child is very young. Otherwise... it's just another test, and as long as the criteria for it being properly proctored are met, it can be done pretty much anywhere. In that case, Sylvan wouldn't be a problem, if that's a service they offer.
Well the school said that they want to have him tested for gifted program . I just didn't know if test for gifted program is the same with IQ test or not .
He's 8 years old and in 2nd grade . The reason that i was asking about having him tested outside school , is because that maybe i can get the result sooner other than having to wait by the end of the year .
He's been in so much trouble these past 2-3 months (behavior problem ) , mostly because of talking in class , arguing , doing things to keep him busy after the job is done and ended up distracting other students , etc . He ended up in couple detentions already because of this . I even took him to a pyschologist and they said they didn't find any mood disorder or ADHD etc . But just assuming that he needs to be challenged and that it'd be best to have him tested for gifted program .
We met with the principal and teacher last week and they're explaining to us that he's very smart , bright kid , but according to them he's very lagging in his social skills . When he's with his peers , he would just be worry to impress them by being funny , throwing silly stupid jokes and ended up being in trouble . Although when he's hanging out with older kids , and adults , he's acting just fine and he can carry conversation with older kids and adults. The pyschologist earlier saying that it seems like he's about 10-11 years old other than 8 years old when they're talking to each other . Our son things he's different because he's not street smart ( this is his words ) but he's book smart . He feels like most of the time his friends don't understand him that he would have to explain again and again for his friends to understand .
Now because of all the problems at school , should i just wait to let the school do the testing by the end of the year , or should i get him tested outside school assuming we're getting result soon . So at least the school will stop labelling him as a trouble maker ? He hates going to school now because he feels no matter what he does is wrong , he used to love school , he even wrote it in his journal , now he feels like the only thing he likes about school is friends , other than that he feels like he's being watched like a hawk , every single movement can be a 'clip changed ' in class , losing recess , or sitting by the wall or worse write up and eventually detention or suspension .
Just a little background , when he was in kindergarten he was tested for reading and his reading level was at 3rd grade and during 1st grade his reading level was in 5th grade . He figured out multiplication on his own by 1st grade . During thanksgiving he was required to draw or write what he's thankful for , he drew planet earth and said he's thankful for earth because without it , human will never survive ( this was early 1st grade ) . And by now he knows how to do multiplication , simple division and 3 digits addition and subtraction ( with regrouping ) . He's very creative , he has so many questions that sometimes it gets overwhelming for me to answer all of his questions . We were also told back then that the school suspected him for being gifted ( we were in private school before we moved ) and we had to relocate etc , and all of those being pushed back and we never followed up with that , until this problem showed up .
