I have an older child who is mildly gifted (not sure I like putting it that way, but it is the only way I know to describe it). But, she had a hard time in school with academic work. She was always ahead of the curriculum and it took years to get it straightened out.
So, when my younger son started reading site words at 2, I got a little worried. On his 4th birthday, he got a "Curious George" book and he read the entire thing to me. Then, I got really worried about him starting kindy the following year.
At 4 years and 3 months, I took him to a psychologist who gave him the WJ. His reading scores all came out at the end of 2nd grade. His quantitative scores all came out at the end of 1st grade. (I didn't even realize he knew addition/subtraction!)
Now, I'm trying to decide about kindy for next fall. I went in to talk with the principal. She told me that often kids can do well on these tests, but they don't really understand what they are doing. So, he still needs to learn his concepts.
What would be a normal course of action for an immature 5 year old that is several grades ahead. He is now 4-years and 7 months, and I can tell he has probably jumped even higher since the WJ was administered.
I am considering homeschooling, but part of me thinks he would benefit from a structured environment. (I'm not very structured.) I just don't want to push him into a difficult situation.
Thanks for your thoughts.
