Thanks for the update. While school may be uninspiring at this time, you may wish to keep talking up a positive future in which your kiddo gets to study what she wants to and is interested in. So glad she has one friendly classmate. Many gifted adults share that they first found "their tribe" in college/university. Having something to look forward to helps immensely. Both parents and kids often find intellectual affirmation through books. While hypotonia may keep your DC from sports, is there a form of dance or yoga which she may enjoy?
No idea of what version of test or percentile. No idea if this score means we should give up and accept no acceleration of math.
If your daughter has interest, keep seeking out fun ways to learn at home, through games, an extracurricular group activity, or competition.
DD has regressed some (mainly spelling and writing because they use iPads with auto correct!).
Some families have fun choosing a word of the day (or week) for each other and discussing meaning and spelling. There are great books on etymology, word prefixes/roots/suffixes.
I realized, being somewhat ahead is an awful spot to be. You always get an A on the test and you never need think or spend any time.
Yes, this is the trap, and it is so easy to be lulled into complacency.
But you have to come home and take it upon yourself to learn. Sometimes it works and it's OK. Some days it doesn't go as well and you have to accept the shortcomings.
Your child is very fortunate to have a tuned-in parent!
All information about the G&T program and staff has been removed from the school webpage.
I've been hearing this frequently.
Right at the cusp of 3rd grade with little support from the district, the effect seems magnified to increasingly conform or risk ostracization. Then Losing Our Minds states that the whole of middle school is not about teaching but rather functions for socialization.
Camps and summer classes can be ways of finding academic/intellectual peers.
What lies ahead for those who never quite fit before?
If you believe social skills could be improved, there are wonderful books... if your kiddo is more mature and is mentally occupied with things more in tune with older kids, extracurricular activities may provide an opportunity to mix with older kids.
Whatever your kiddo is interested in... from collecting soil samples, to bug identification, to astronomy, to looking at things under a microscope and sketching them... just being mentally occupied can be powerful medicine, and help form a sense of personal identity. You may wish to create a portfolio of kiddo's interests/accomplishments. Great to review and bolster one's spirit when in a plateau phase.
Hang in there! You are not alone.
