Thanks for your reply, master of none. I don't know as much as I would like about our county's Gifted and Talented Education system. I know that they provide in-class differentiation for students starting in K, but I don't know what level of giftedness they are able to accommodate within the classroom.
I do not know yet what type of testing our school system commonly uses or at what age testing is available. I read much of the documentation available online for our county's G&T program and found much of it to be fairly vague. There is mention of teachers putting together portfolio's of work in K-2nd grade to be reviewed as a determination of whether a child meets entry requirements for the G&T program. I did not see any mention of children who have had outside testing prior to starting in the school system.
I am planning to use my upcoming meeting with the county Coordinator for Gifted and Talented Education and local school principal to learn more about what is available for gifted students in general and my son in particular. I have along list of questions to ask them, including whether in-class differentiation is a good option for him or whether it might be an option to go to a different grade for the phonics and reading times during the school day. Are there particular things that I should push for that I might not know to ask?
