According to her report, she should be doing at least grade 5 work in all subject areas except math, which is grade 4 (DD is just starting grade 3).
kathleen'smum -
Can you say more about this part of the report? Was it that her achievement tests put her in 5th grade? Did the tester write 'she should be in at least 5th grade work in all subject areas?'
Is your DD at all reluctant to do subject acceleration? My DS is very 'bold' but hated subject acceleration - he felt to singled out, and preferred his full gradeskip.
I'm glad that you have a good relationship with the psychologist. I'm glad you talked to DD, and she is problem solving on her own - Yippee! I'm glad you are going to talk to the teacher. I still want you to call - today - to schedule a meeting with the psychologist to talk about your point of view. There are very real situations where underplacement is the cause of anxiety. If you feel in your heart that this is part of the cause of your DD's anxiety, you must share this with the psychologist.
I'm thinking of some friends who say about their DD in elementary school: 'We always know when it's time for a gradeskip because DD sits in class and acts like an angel, but gets a bald spot from pulling her hair out.' After the humiliation of parenting a 'bold' boy who would never act like an angel in a poor fit classroom, this statement alone started to change my mind about being more accepting of my son's personality. BTW - early updates from his school are that all the adults find him 'polite and respectful.' Yippee!
Love and More Love,
Grinity
