Originally Posted by indigo
Originally Posted by deacongirl
thriving with the skip.
Whole-grade acceleration (also known as radical acceleration) is also supported by research. smile

Originally Posted by deacongirl
... it seems unlikely her intellectual needs will be met without a skip. They might not be met even with a skip, which of course could be a reason to keep her in her current grade.
On the other hand this may be cause for considering multiple accelerations paced appropriately to the individual child, throughout the school years. I am familiar with acceleration up to three grade-levels with additional coursework and projects in areas of interest sought out and successfully completed independently by that child. (An acceleration of 3 grade levels alone did not provide enough intellectual stimulation for that child.)

I totally agree and find the evidence in favor of acceleration very convincing. I was trying to see it from the OPs point of view. Because she is reluctant to do a single skip I think multiple skips are not on the table...but a single skip with additional subject acceleration might meet the child's needs.