Sounds like your DD has had a very rough time of it.
If she hasn't taken the College Board's SATs, you might want to see if she's willing/interested. It's a great way to get an idea of LOG, and might open up the doors to a 'talent search's summer camp.' My son attended the summer he turned 13, and loved being with other bright kids, learning stuff that is 'fun and deep.'
I just saw this from Dr. Deb Ruf
How to Choose the Right Summer Camp
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is providing a list of summer programs, summer camps, enrichment programs, academic programs and special schools on its website. It also has recently posted these three articles to help you find the right situation for your child: How to Choose a Summer Program; Questions to Ask When Researching a Summer Camp; and Summer Camps: An Opportunity for Exploration, Focus, and/or Fun?
In addition, our Mensa friend Kathe Oliver has written an excellent article, Planning Ahead for a Memorable Summer, which we have posted on our website.
Here are a lot of good ideas and advice for finding the best summer opportunity for your gifted child!
Basically, when my son when through 'reversing his underachievement' and showed the 'Goldilocks syndrome' (This is all eihter too easy or too hard!) I would chant to myself, 'Better now than when he is away at college.' over and over. It made me feel better.
Glad to hear the 5th grade was so good. A wonderful teacher can make all the difference.
Hugs,
Grinity
