I just registered on this board, too, after receiving Explore scores for my 10-year-old ds yesterday.

My ds did horrible in math and, oddly enough, not great in English. But his science score and reading score were both decent.

He is "gifted" in Science and Reading, according to this chart http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?Page=3&TopicRelationID=961&Content=89304,but he falls short on all areas in the DYS qualifications chart.

Is it normal to be SO across the board? Now I'm worried about his math skills, and I'm confused about his English scores! He's only in 4th grade. As we move forward, should I look for enrichment opportunities in Reading/Science, where he clearly excels, or find courses in Math/Grammar to help him improve in those subjects?

He is my oldest, and we're new at this! I'm proud he took the Explore test. He was not phased by any of it - took it all in stride.