Hi there. My older DD12 was never id gifted until last year... She was tested but it was the cogat and she would miss it by a few points. I finally had her privately tested and she had similar scores to your younger son. They suggested the developmental optometrist who had no idea why I was bringing a child to him that could read well above grade level. However on one of the tests she did much better with Prism glasses and so we are using those at this time. Supposedly they expect it to bring up her PRI score. We will never know as I have no intention of ever testing her again! She does say it seems to make reading a bit easier and we have noticed less silly mistakes in her math when she uses them.
I feel I let her down in regards to her education. I trusted the school system to know what to do. It was not until I started reading etc. that I realized how many things were overlooked by the school system. I did not know anything about Gifted or what it even really meant. I have learned loads reading this board. I still feel guilty and have many regrets. My second one is 2 and she is showing signs of being precocious as well. I had no idea with the first, I just thought it was normal and that the others would catch up. My second will reap many benefits that my first did not. I guess one learns to live with it and not let it get in the way of continuing to do the best we can with what we got. Good luck to you!
