In the interests of creating a guide to developmental milestones for gifted/talented kids, here's a quickie survey that may mutate into something bigger. Right now I'll stick to school-type milestones.
This is totally informal and isn't meant to be a diagnostic tool or anything like that. But it could be a useful guide. I've done a survey like this once before and I found that it worked well when it was allowed to morph over time (meaning, I would call people again and ask them new questions to create new categories).
Please fill in the blanks and I'll figure out a way to organize this. My plan right now is to make averages, medians and ranges.
Caveat: This is all self-reported data, and I am definitely estimating some of my responses, so take it with a grain of salt. Also, and naturally, some of these milestones depend on when mom or dad first handed a book or pencil to the child.
So this isn't perfect but if people are interested, it could be a useful (if rough) guide.
Count months only if the full month after the birthdate is complete. So for someone born May 12 2000, May 11 2001 is 11 months and May 13 is 1y0m.
Options: PM the info to me and I'll add it to the list or just add it in here.
Also, try to reply to each successive message. This will cut down on copying and pasting on my part.
If this bombs, I'll drop it. If people don't like the idea, let me know. If you DO like the idea, also let me know!
Val
Age at which your child started sounding out/reading words:
DS8 4y0m, DS6 3y10m, DD3 3y3m
Age at which child starting reading easy beginner books (eg Bob Books Set 1; See Dick Run.)
DS8: 4y2m, DS6: 4y6m, DD3: 3y6m
Age at which child read a Dr. Seuss-type book:
DS8: 4y7m? DS6 5y10m,
Age at which child read chapter books with little or no help:
DS8: 5y9m
Age at which child could count a group up to 10 objects and draw a line to the corresponding digit:
DD3: 3y4m
Age at which your child could do simple addition (sum <5) in his/her head:
DD3: 3y4m
Age at which your child could multiply in his/her head:
DS8: ~5y6m? DS6: 5y10m?
Age at which child started to write letters:
DS8: 2y9m, DS6: 4y9m, DD3: 2y3m
Age at which child started to write words independently, even if very short and/or mispelled:
DS8: 4y2m, DS6: 5y5m, DD3: 3y6m
