DS6 just started 2nd grade after a 1st grade skip. (Great 1st day BTW
) We starting thinking about acceleration when we realized that differentiation was not realistically going to happen -- hopefully your teacher/school is more flexibile. Like you I was also concerned about bad habits as a result of not having to put any effort into learning. The "Iowa Acceleration Scale" was a great tool to have -- mainly to help me feel confident that a skip was a good solution for him. Only time will tell...
I agree with the others - having him evaluated is a good first step. Not only IQ testing, but academic testing as well. You have to know what grade level he's operating at in order to know what kind of accommodations are needed. You may also want to check out the book, 'Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom' by Susan Winebrenner for some ideas of reasonable ways to accomodate your son's needs. Whether or not the school is flexibile and open enough to work with you to make sure he's learning is key here...
