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... first post here, although I've read a lot... Never has had any testing, do not know if he's gifted. At this time we are not concerned with pursuing testing... What questions should we be considering to execute this "skip".
If you have been a frequent reader, then you may already know that grade-skipping or acceleration is a frequent topic on the forums. The Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS), described
here on Hoagies' Gifted Education Page, is the gold standard for evaluating evidence for/against a full-grade skip at a given point in time.
The IAS is in its 3rd edition (2009) and is therefore sometimes called IAS-3.
There are three parts to the IAS:
1) Manual (re-usable paperback with process description, essays, examples)
2) Form (one form is completed for each child, each time an acceleration is considered)
3) Summary and Planning Record (one summary and planning record is completed for each child, each time an acceleration is considered)
The IAS is described on the website of the
Acceleration Institute and is available from
Great Potential Press. If your school is not aware of the IAS, you may wish to share this information with them.
The IAS recommends tests which measure student ability, aptitude, and achievement.
If you are not presently interested in having your children tested, then the IAS may not be useful to you. On the other hand, understanding the role of testing in evidence-based acceleration may lead you to opt for testing.
More about testing and acceleration in
this post.
More advocacy in
this post.
