As for your question about whether schools typically skip moderately gifted kids, probably not, because schools don't typically skip any kids! But the Iowa Acceleration Scale was created for moderately gifted kids, not the one profoundly gifted kid that it usually takes for the school to see that a skip is necessary. The good thing about the IAS is that you get a score for each of several factors (e.g., the higher the IQ, the higher the score in one factor). All the factors are then added up, and if your child falls within a particular range, a skip is recommended. There are also "good" skip candidates and "excellent" skip candidates. An MG kid may be more likely to fall in the good category, whereas a PG kid may be more likely to be an excellent candidate, but I'm just generalizing.
