This is a very interesting post to have stumbled upon. My 2nd child, dd6 tests in the EG/PG range. She was accelerated to 2nd grade this year in a GT school so they are doing 3rd grade work. School moved her up based only on IQ scores and probably didn't expect that she was only reading about a year above her actual grade level.
So she's much lower than most of the kids in her GT 2nd grade class. We are so concerned we placed her in an extensive 3x a week very $$ Orton Gillingham reading program. She's been doing this for about a month now.
I've been so stressed about why she can't see to take off in reading. Having read Dr. Ruf, I really thought there was no way she could be a 4/5 child since her reading is so low. I've been researching LD's etc and thought that she must be dsylexic or something.
Your posts have calmed me quite a bit, thanks!
I am interested in any research/links on early non gifted readers. I know a familiy that (because of cultural expectations) spend a ton of time "teaching" there children at home even before Kindergarten and then making sure they are always ahead of the regular school curriculum. These chldren did start reading before school and pretty well. They don't seem to show other classic "gifted" charateristics and school acclerates them eary on because of their early acheivement. Just wondering how common this is and where I could learn more on this subject.
Thanks for your reassurances on this thread.
R
