Hey there - I am relatively new to the board. I have a son (8) who is, what I am just realizing, "twice exceptional" and now a daughter (4 adopted from China) who scored 143 on her WPPSI last week. My son is a completely different story so I will leave that alone for this subject. But, my daughter told me tonight that in pre-school they learned the letter D and that she "just pretends [she] can't read the words." Let me just say... this baby has begged me to teach her to read since she was 2. I put it off until she was 3 because I figured she was just trying to be like her big brother (and also I was in deep with his issues). Reluctantly I began to teach her sounds (she already had all the letters). So, she has been reading beginner books since 3 and is now one probably a level 3-4?? I don't know. I just know that she can read VERY well for a 4 year old and that she is pretending not to for pre-school. I tried to have her placed in a JK program instead of the pre-K because of her apparent abilities, but they assured me she would be better off "socially" in this age group. She loooooves school so that is not the issue. How do I explain to her that she doesn't have to pretend... that even if she gets it wrong she is still a very unique? I've dealt with my share of issues with DS, but this is a new one to me and honestly don't know how to approach it with her or possibly her teachers. Any advice would be TERRIFIC!! (if I can figure out how to find my post again =)) Thanks, Jo
