Posts by Diane B

My daughter read the series at age 7-8 (second grade), but it was interesting...as the content got heavier, she asked us to read more and more of the books with her (although she was able to read them, she wanted us to do it). We also...

Well, it is clearly normal for your daughter, yes? That's really all that matters.

Yes, and I also wonder too what drives us needing to "know" this about very young children. IF my daughter had been formally identified as gifted before she was (at age 9) I can't think of one thing I would have done differently. And if...

That's okl I appreciate the international perspective. When I wrote that, however, I guess I was thinking more of countries like Japan or Korea. (Not to say their educational systems are perfect either...) at any rate, I'll be grateful...

UPDATE... We had a meeting a few weeks ago with the entire third grade staff (they team teach) plus the math specialist, vice principal, and district GT resource person. It was a mixed bag. On the one hand, one of the teachers found the...

I would ask how defined the clusters are. For example, my daughter is being pulled out of class for "advanced" math...but so is 1/3 of kids in her grade level. This doesn't meet her need for acceleration in math. But for some kids, that...

My 9 year old daughter's beloved aunt died when she (my daughter) was just five years old, so we have been dealing with the reality of death here for several years now. She goes through different stages with it, but several things seem...

Thanks. This is very helpful. We are thinking of just this approach. I would ideally like to come up with an IEP type of plan for her remaining elementary years, combining some different strategies as you outlined above.

These are great comments, thanks. As I've sat with this the last few days, I realize that we've done a pretty good job, and this is just the next turn in the road. I especially appreciated the distinction between personality and gifted...

I hope it's ok to start two new threads. This one is different than, but somewhat related to my prior post. We recently learned that my daughter's intellectual abilities far surpass what we thought. Even when I made the appointment for...