Hi TripleB,
Is the recommendation based on anything else besides an IQ test? and was it a full battery IQ test or a screening type assessment like CogAT? Has your son had any sort of achievement testing done so you have a fair idea of how he might do a grade up? (It sounds like the teacher feels he will be fine or maybe a bit bored even with a grade skip, so there is possible no reason to be concerned, but it's good to have all the facts before making a decision).
If you have access to the Iowa Acceleration Scales, it might ease your mind to fill that out. It is an objective assessment that determines whether a student is a good candidate for acceleration. It is possible that the AIG person used this. I would ask the school if they have it.
What does your son say? If he's asking for this too, that's a good sign. Can you meet the class he would be moving into?
I agree with ConnectingDots - if you can arrange a trial 6-week period, that might ease everyone's minds.
FWIW, my son has done two types of skips -- first he skipped first grade, then mid-year second we found that a grade skip was not enough so he transferred to an accelerated program that worked at least a year ahead. Because generally in elementary, there are so many repetitions of subject matter, there were no real struggles for our son (though his handwriting was pretty bad). It helped a lot to go through the Iowa Acceleration Scales when making that first skip.
ETA: I agree with Polar Bear -- state testing is not important individually for students in our state too.
Last edited by st pauli girl; 01/06/15 03:41 PM.
