Hello everyone -
I am a relative newbie so please bear with me...
I have been thinking a lot lately about what DS4 will need academically and otherwise in the next few years. He is about to start another year at a local Montessori and hopefully that will continue to work out fine. The last year and a half has been great for him although I am wondering if he will outgrow it. (in terms of what kinds of teachers and peers he needs) DH and I have been talking about getting him tested. I think he is at a better age now then when i first realized he might be GT (2.5y), but
not sure if 4 y3m is still too young.
Mainly we want to know about his learning style and what options we should be considering for kindergarten. Our family may be moving by the end of the year and I am trying to scope out schools, admissions policies, etc.
So weird to have to think about applying for fall '09 when fall '08 has yet to start.
I have tons of questions and have been trying to read about testing on DYS, Hoagies and other websites. I have read Ruf(excerpts), Webb, and several other GT books. There was a great post on this board about how much choosing a school could factor into move decisions. In short - a lot of info to process.
Here are two questions to start: 1. Is (WPPSI-III) the main test for this age? What has been the experience of others who have had their ds/dd tested between 4 and 4.5?
2. Is there a (relatively) inexpensive way to do testing if I only want one test? I have at least figured out that we don't need a full assessment right now. I just want to get a ballpark of what I am dealing with. And I do want someone who is sensitive to GT issues
Also: I haven't seen any evidence of 2E issues although there
are some beginnings of behavior concerns. We went on an extended trip this summer to be with family and I think ds is having some difficulty adjusting back to being at home. We live in CA.
Thanks in advance!
