This is my first post!
I cant say if my dd is gifted or not but she does have a gift in reading and spelling.
She is 6 and in Grade One. She can read well above her grade level and answer the majority of my questions correctly. She spells above grade level too. She seems to understand money and time but I'm not sure if this is ahead. She also has a disability. She has a rare chromosome disorder. Her speech was late, GM late and a slight FM delay. At home she talks well but it is a little different. I have had her assessed twice for autism and they say No. She has ADHD, Sensory issues, and anxiety disorder (selective mutism)
My issue and where I need advice is:
I do not think her school sees the gifted part - they only see what she isnt doing. They know she can read well but she will not read to them all the time (because of anxiety). I spent a better part of last year advocating for her to get good books to read and be challenged. Her K teacher was good. On the very first meeting with the new teacher for Gr1 she told me she would not give her harder work. I have to watch my kid who has been reading since she turned 3 read simple readers (a few pages with a sentence on each). This is nuts! Soon home reading is going to come home and I can not make her read this stuff. I noticed that they spend at least 1.5 hrs a day on spelling/reading and they are giving her stuff way below her level. What can I do? I am sure if she did not have a disability they would give her more challenging work. I am also worried that because her anxiety causes her to refuse to be tested she will be penalized. Her kindergarten teacher and aide have seen her reading. She also refuses to read the easy readers out loud because she says "they are boring and too easy." I tried to explain that the teacher will not allow her to advance and she does not get it or care.
Last edited by corrine; 09/28/10 03:58 PM.
