Grinity: Well I had a talk with DS7's teacher. I went to my sons conference without any expectations except was going to listen to what she said and ask for some harder materials for my DS7. However, to my surprise....his teacher came to me with some interesting information blowing me away. She pretty much said, your son is beyond bright, and he is the most unique child she has ever met. He surprises her constantly....most days looking as though he's not actively paying attention, and then turning around and repeating word for word everything that was just discussed. She showed me some of his creative writing (which I never knew he could do) and was not only blown away by his poems and word choices, but was shocked that I hadn't known he was a creative writer and a poet. She did mention she has been grading him differently from the rest of the class, because he can read so well. they are still learning phonics for special sounds, but he's bored because he doesn't see the point when he already can read the words. So she has picked up the fact that he is different and has challenged him with out of class materials. His current school does not have an gifted program, which she believes he is ( I didn't say anything about him having been tested) and agreed to give him materials from 3rd grade, he is in an advanced 1st grade program currently. She said she can't believe how quickly he just picks everything up, not just one subject but he's excelling beyond in every subject (he's a teacher pleaser). She also mentioned she noticed with new teachers, he tends to not respect them until they show him respect as well. (that is beyond true since he was 3 yrs old) My husband and I have decided to retest him after our move once we are settled in. His teacher also mentioned his reading just went from a 5th grader to an 8th grade level in two months. She's beyond confused about him as is the school office personel.
Thanks for your suggestions...I think overall everything is working out perfectly for my DS7 and hopefully with our move to a new school he can get the challenge he needs in the future.
