Thank you all, this is great info!
Grinity - any ideas on how to find a pychoedu evaluator? We've never done that. She was only ever tested by Dr. Ruf when she was almost 6. I think it is vital we get a better picture. Particulary because we have ADHD/anxiety/mood issues with some of my other kids. And this dd has shown a few signs of dyslexia.
My husband agrees that she needed this "shock" and still does otherwise she would have continued to just slide by and not get motiviated. She would severly underachieve if given the chance. That is just her personality. If it requires effort, she's not interested:)
Psychoeducational evaluation is the fancy name for what Dr. Ruf does. Please call her up and share your concerns with her. Some of what Dr. Ruf is also good at is understanding how personality affect school behavior (Myers-Briggs perspective) and how the parent's personality and the child's personality types interact.
I'm really glad to hear that you saw your DD do a big jump ahead. This is typical of HG and PG kids - very uneven development. I think talking to the teacher, and Dr. Ruf will help guide you. You can also start the year in the gifted 3rd grade and move to regular 3rd grade for Math in December if she really is in the bottom 95% and it's starting to bother her. I think she needs to be somewhat bothered! The old supported push.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
