I just recently found this forum and I'm so glad I did.
My daughter will turn 3 in a few weeks, and we're pretty confident she's gifted. Not going to go through a long list here, but she memorized a map of the United States for fun, prefers to have us read her 100+ page books, and corrected my husband about which phase of the moon we could see in the night sky.
I need advice because my daughter will choose whether or not to demonstrate her abilities. She will get answers wrong on purpose or simply not answer if she doesn't feel like it. We're pretty sure she can read, but we can't tell for sure because if we ask her to read something, she'll refuse.
Okay, so she's quirky and has her own timetable for doing stuff -- we've accepted that with potty training and some other "typical" kid behaviors. What's starting to worry me is how that might affect schooling options for Kindergarten and beyond. She's already doing kindergarten work now, so clearly a normal K class isn't going to work for her. We have some private schools in our area that might be a better fit, but they'll want to test her before they accept her.
Anyone have any advice on how to handle this situation? She tends to become a discipline issue when she's bored, so just letting her go into a regular K class could have negative consequences.... Thanks for any advice/support you can offer!
