Hi All, I am sorry this probably isn't really gifted related. But I need help! It is about my Gifted-DS's little brother (DS5) (who we do not know yet if he is gifted but I can tell you this kid will score HIGH on PRI for sure). DS 5 turned 5 on at the end of March (very end of the month so he has been 5 for 3 months). We are in a school district that is VERY big on encouraging/insisting on red-shirting. It was not too much of an issue with my older DS because his birthday is like 3 days after the cut-off so he was nice and old for the grade.
So this is how DS5 did on his Gessell test:
Cubes: 6 years old
interview: 5 1/2 years old
Name: 5 years old
Numbers: 4 1/2 years old
Copy Forms: range 4 1/2 to 5 years old
Incomplete Man: 5 years old
Naming Animals: 5 years old
Interests: range 4 1/2 to 5 years old
Overt Behaviors: (blank)
The tester recommended holding him back a year! So now my husband wants to hold him back a year! Which I am totally supportive of when the kid needs it or is young for the grade or has some asynchronous development. But these results suggest to me he is pretty much on target. And with his birthday the way it is there is no reason to have him be THAT much older than everyone. Plus I feel he is ready to learn more and not do the same old stuff he just did all year.
Can anyone weigh on this? Does anyone know about this tests and what these results really tell me? Thanks!
Last edited by Irena; 06/20/14 02:13 PM.
