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DS5.5 was very similar to your DD at that age. We HAVE test results, and sometimes we are still in gifted denial. Welcome to the club! 
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She did stellar during the first section but then completely fizzled out after that! I asked her why later on and she said that she just didn't want to tell him anything anymore! Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons tests aren't great for kids this age. I can't imagine my DD showing anything like her true abilities in a conversation with a stranger. Heck, she probably wouldn't even do well if I were the one giving the test (which obviously would be unethical anyway). Earlier today I asked her a test question I'd read on another site. I said, "Hey, why do cars have seatbelts?" And she said, "I don't know. You tell me." I said, "No, you tell me." She said, "No, let's ask the librarian. Or, let's ask Daddy." I said, "No, I just want to know what you think." She refused to answer. Then, when we were getting in the car a few hours later, she told me to buckle my seatbelt. I said, "Why?" She said, "You need to wear your seatbelt because you won't be safe without it." LOL. I mean, I knew she knew that...but still, so funny to hear her say it after the earlier conversation on the same day. That's why I was skeptical but we were doing dh's friend a favor. DD does know the guy though. But your seat belt conversation is funny cause I get the same "I don't know, you tell me response" too! Anyways, mine didn't even want to name any vegetables for the test!! I figured whatever score we get, adding a few points would be reasonable, right?? Maybe??
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The good news is that at 2.5yo, it probably doesn't really matter much whether a child is "just" bright or GT. Either way, you talk with the child, you take her to the park, you plan playdates, you read books together, you draw, etc. There's really no significantly alternate path needed for most kids that age. Even with a PG child, maybe the playdates are with older kids than the norm, you answer some odd questions and you support some unusual hobbies, but that's about all that's significantly different. Pre-K starts getting more complicated, and the elementary school years are when the rubber meets the road for most parents. Until then, you can really just do what comes naturally. So follow her lead--just as you're doing  --and you're fine. Then be prepared for the ride to get more challenging later...  The fact that you're here means you're probably as prepared for all that as you can be. And I wouldn't pay much/any attention to the score you get at that age. Kids are too squirrely (lowering the score) and the norms are too unstable (raising the score). I don't think you're going to learn anything very useful from that test. IMHO...
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Sometimes I think their minds are whirling wonderlands which throw up all sorts of fascinating ideas depending on where their fancy is taking them at any particular time.
Other times I think they do it on purpose to drive me mad. My sentiments exactly! LOL!
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The good news is that at 2.5yo, it probably doesn't really matter much whether a child is "just" bright or GT.
Either way, you talk with the child, you take her to the park, you plan playdates, you read books together, you draw, etc. There's really no significantly alternate path needed for most kids that age. Even with a PG child, maybe the playdates are with older kids than the norm, you answer some odd questions and you support some unusual hobbies, but that's about all that's significantly different. I think this is true especially if parent stays home with the child. Since 18-20mo I have seen some signs of possible problems in daycare settings. DD always does great when she is the youngest of the group and when younger kids come in she won't play with them at all. Now she has been the youngest for 4mo and I recently heard from my colleague that they will transition 4 younger kids to the group bit early next month. There is nothing wrong with those kids except that mine does not want to have anything to do with them. I'm already threading the time next spring when all her friends have moved out to next center to 3-4 year old group and she will be stuck in her current room for a while. She is a preschooler trapped in tiny toddler body, luckily some of her older friends seem like that too so she is not alone.
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Good point. I did make an assumption there. Sorry.
Daycare does move up the pre-K problems. And the smarter the kid, the earlier the problems.
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I figured whatever score we get, adding a few points would be reasonable, right?? Maybe?? Oh, I don't know about that. I sometimes wonder if these scores are inflated for some kids because most kids this age will under-perform due to temperament/stress/whatever, so that it throws the curve off. In other words, perhaps the test already takes into account that most kids are not going to show all of what they know and purposely inflates the scores on that account. I think you're probably better off not putting much or any weight on the scores you get.
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We are in a preschool co-op, and are already having problems with DD...she is bored out of her mind in the class even though their are kids a year and a half older then her in there....luckily since it is a co-op I am at least in the building. Last week I had to take her out she was just so bored and wanted to leave. She went and sat in a class of 6-7 year old for there astronemy lesson, and besdes not sitting still she new all the answers. She does much better with kids who are about 5 and 6 then kids who are 2.5-4. LOL
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I figured whatever score we get, adding a few points would be reasonable, right?? Maybe?? Oh, I don't know about that. I sometimes wonder if these scores are inflated for some kids because most kids this age will under-perform due to temperament/stress/whatever, so that it throws the curve off. In other words, perhaps the test already takes into account that most kids are not going to show all of what they know and purposely inflates the scores on that account. I think you're probably better off not putting much or any weight on the scores you get. Actually, it was for his class so he did it by the book. He even said that she fizzled out too and the real score is higher. Oh well. It doesn't matter at this age!
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Good point. I did make an assumption there. Sorry.
Daycare does move up the pre-K problems. And the smarter the kid, the earlier the problems. DS5.5's issues were only lessened when we moved him to the last daycare/preschool prior to him starting elementary. He finally had teachers that challenged him as much as they could (within their means). We still had issues, but not as many as prior years.
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