Thanks for your reply. I actually do think that students who are gifted readers still need instruction (although I must say your DS sounds another leap above my DD who is 9 years old, and not an enthusiastic non-fiction reader
). I tend to think that the reading skills that students learn in late middle school and throughout high school can/should be taught in school when students have exceeded the elementary standards. However, I am not currently seeing that happen. So, what I'm wondering is if all of our gifted readers are left to just independently read during school, or if there are resources for vocabulary study or advanced literacy instruction that are being used successfully and satisfyingly in other classrooms. I would love to have some examples of good resources to share during my next discussion of dd's needs.
