Gifted & Talented Child
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Skipping Kindergarten
Asked by E.W. from Dallas
on February 24, 2008
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I know a lady who has her child in a preschool kindergarten class in order to skip public kindergarten and go straight to first grade. She turns 6 in September. Quest...
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- Mary is right. Keller ISD will only enroll a child in 1st grade if they are 6 before Sept. 1--regardless of previous kindergarten experience. Keller does screen all k...
- I don't know all the rules, but it seems you got enough answers about that. I will say that my sister started my niece in school early. She had a September birthday,...
- Hi E., I was a kindergarten teacher in a private preschool that offered full day kindergarten. Most of my students were children who did not make the birthday dead...
When to Start Kindergarten
Asked by C.S. from New York
on January 14, 2010
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I am debating keeping my kids until they are closer to six years old to start kindergarten. They will have just turned five and have never been to preschool or daycar...
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- Dear CS, I think at 6 years old your children will go into first grade. I do not think kindergarten is mandatory. You should let them go to Kg so they have an introduc...
- I believe most children are starting earlier these days. My daughter is 3 and will be turning 4 this November. She will be starting preschool in September. I think if ...
- never been to preschool or daycare? very important aspects of bringing up child esp for social interaction.
Testing Out of Kindergarten
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on April 21, 2011
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Are there any moms out there that decided to have their child test to skip kindergarten and begin first grade? Our daughter is 4 and won't be entering Kindergarten un...
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- My daughter has a September birthday and was basically in the same boat. We let her wait ... so she turned 6 a month after starting Kindergarten. She was already readi...
- I would look into a montessori program. It was great for my daughter and while she was in her 1/2/3 class (they group grades together) she had a friend who was at leas...
- Our youngest is a year ahead in school. She is almost 6, and is finishing 1st grade. She's at the top of her class, loves going to school, has a lot of friends, and he...
Advise for Dealing with a Potentially Gifted Child
Asked by M.K. from Minneapolis
on December 9, 2005
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I have my 5 year old enrolled in a Montessori program where he is doing very well. Hhe - technically - did not qualify to enter Kindergarden this year as his birthday...
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- Hi- I am sure the remarks have made you very proud, and am sure your child is very smart. I have been a school teacher for the past 12 years; 6 years in second grade...
- Congrats! You must be so proud :-) I don't have any 1st hand experience for you... but shouldn't your teacher be the one to give you info on how and when to test your...
- Hi, I am a kindergarten teacher in Minneapolis. You have a tough decision. I think more importantly than your son's academic ability is his social maturity. If he...
6 Year Old May Be Artistically Gifted So....
Asked by E.M. from Denver
on January 11, 2012
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Do we do anything about it? From what I've read online, that being artistically gifted doesn't mean much in school, other than
the child will do some of the best artw...
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- No point in talking to her teacher, it is her job to foster learning, not art. If you feel she is talented and you want to foster it than sign her up for art classes ...
- Found a site that may be of interest to you: http://www.winmentalhealth.com/arts_therapy.php In opening it says: Art and arts therapy, can be an effective therapy...
- Have your daughter focus her best attentions on her schoolwork at school and encourage her drawing/painting/artwork at home. If she is good and has promise, I would lo...
Gifted Testing and Preschools in the Naperville Area
Asked by K.T. from Chicago
on September 15, 2008
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Hi I have a 3 yr. old who appears to be incredibly bright. She didn't have speech until just after 2, right when I started taking her to speech therapy. When she was j...
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- Hello K., Here are some links that you may find helpful. You are doing all the right things, keep up the good work! District 203's gifted program organization: h...
- Hi Kristen, First let me give you a little background about myself. I taught Kindergarten for 3 years, worked with Special Ed for 3 years including children with A...
- Hi, I live in District 44 in Lombard and they have preschool pre screening for kindergarden. Check your local elementary school district for this pre screening, it usu...
What to Do with a Child That Appear to Be Gifted at 3Yrs Old?
Asked by D.R. from Dallas
on March 26, 2008
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My daughter is just turned 3 1/2 yrs old. She is very very bright and appear to be bored at her current school. Although it teaches on an age approiate level, its not ...
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- Montessouri schools are excellent. My oldest (who is almost 12 now) is gifted. She went to an AWESOME Montessouri school in Irving. She is in the Gifted and Talente...
- Well, my now 6 year old is gifted. He "taught himself" to write at 3 and was reading my 2nd graders sight words at 4. We took him out of daycare and put him in a facil...
- I do not know much about gifted children but I am very fond of "Montessory" way of teaching in the preschool years. It lets the children do what they like and excel in...
Advice Re: Gifted Child Entering Kindergarten in Manatee County
Asked by J.T. from Sarasota
on November 28, 2006
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My four year old has not yet been tested as gifted, but clearly has excelled beyond her yearsin terms of academics. She is reading along with her 7 yr old sister (seco...
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- I have heard from friends that have children that attend Rowlett that it is a wonderful school. I know they do have a fine arts program however I do not know about th...
- I'm not sure of any specific schools that would be helpful with such a gifted child. However, I am becoming a teacher and with my work in the school I'm not sure if I...
- I am not quite sure about schools int he area , i know that Pine VIew (not sure what grade it starts second i think ?) is a public school for the gifted. I have known ...
"EIP" Meeting with Principal and Others About Son's Gifted Testing
Asked by S.L. from Boise
on September 22, 2010
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Hi all.
My oldest son's principal just called to make an appointment for tomorrow afternoon. He's in first grade, and the meeting is to discuss testing him for gifted...
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- Be vigilant. I think you mean IEP which as others have stated, is an Individualized Education Plan. 90% of the kids that have an IEP are in Special Ed for a learning d...
- It's an IEP... Individualized Education Plan... DO IT! States that offer special education for students identified as "gifted" often are able to provide these excepti...
- Hi Susan, Call Idaho Parents Unlimited, Toll free: (800) 242-IPUL (4785) Boise (local call): ###-###-#### or http://www.ipulidaho.org. They will be a wealth of in...
Question About Gifted School
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on February 10, 2007
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Hi
I have a 41/2 yr old daughter who is very bright, She currently goes to preschool and sometimes complains that she is bored there. We got her tested a couple of...
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- Hi J., My daughter's teachers and we also recognized that she was very advanced compared to her same-aged peers (4 yrs old) at her junior kindergarden here in the cit...
- Both my girls were reading and doing math before kindergarten. We were told by many people we should put them in a gifted school, but I did not want that kind of presu...
- I attended gifted programs as a child (gifted schools for pre-k and high school, and an honors program in a catholic school for 1st-8th). PLEASE do not listen if some...
