Thanks for your input, Grinity. We've been including him in the discussion because we believe that although ultimately we - the parents - will be the ones making decision, it would be much better for everyone involves if he buys into it, too.
I've been working with him on math. We're using Aleks math to help with assessment and will use NEM and AoPS.
Today I spoke with his teacher. She didn't think he was ready to be grade-accelerated. His science and math are definitely above grade, but she felt that his reading and writing are not. It's not about the reading comprehension and getting the facts, but forming his own opinion and making connection. On the other hand, his SRI in 4th grade was 1137 and he got 88 percentile on his verbal SCAT.
We're meeting with the Principal tomorrow. At this point, we don't really care about the grade level, but we do care about the school meeting and accommodating his needs.
The other he said that he didn't know that being smart would make life so difficult...
