Originally Posted by kcsmom
just saw the other replies, what is comfortably gifted?
I guess that one is subject to individual interpretation. I'd interpret it as meaning that she isn't borderline (maybe gifted, maybe close but not quite). I think that most of us would be feel comfortable saying that she is definitely gifted. I'd never use one test to say what a child needs for sure, but assuming that the IQ is fairly accurate, she hopefully won't run into the issues that a profoundly gifted kid might have with needing something drastically different than typical curriculum although she'll likely need a significantly faster pace than average.

I have one child who is around that same point who has done well with a combo of being young for grade (made the K cut-off by two weeks), a single grade skip (so now she's a lot young for grade), and accelerated/GT classes and extracurricular enrichment. My other child is possibly somewhat higher on IQ (one test says so) and probably twice exceptional. She's not doing nearly so well and needs something much different not just acceleration.

Your dd's personality will also likely come into play as to what she needs and wants.