Before starting all of this I gave her an assessment and she is clearly in 2nd grade level work. The sad thing is she was basically there at age 2 but because I freaked out about a lot of this and didn't want to 'push' her and given her personality she didn't move forward.
Ok, done is done. But don't blame yourself too much - development is very uneven for higher LOG kids. I'm sure she was busy developing in other ways.
I can happily say that our homework idea is moving her forward and it looks like she is starting to thirst for more.
The thirst is your most reliable guide.
Now if we can figure out how to convince her to speak up in school about wanting to learn more we will have really accomplished our goals.
Don't expect her to assertively self-advocate until age 10, it's rare for a child to be able to do it, and rarer for an adult to hear it the 'right way.'
Luckily she has you. You can make videos of her homework sessions and show them to teachers.
Love and more love,
Grinity
