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Anyone Aware of Signs of Giftedness and Would Preschool Be Ok?
The Sage School in Foxboro is for gifted children. In the meantime, it sounds like you are doing a great job. Another option is to find a preschool that ...
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- Wow L., Is she gifted? I'm not a professional, but I'd say,"YES!" Unless your financial world collapses, do not put her in public school. She's so beyond that. It...
- She does sound gifted, but to be sure I'd have her tested. I've heard there is a school for gifted children in Foxboro - they can do an evaluation. It's important to...
- Preschool is a year to learn how to learn. How to behave in class with other students. How to wait your turn. How to be patient and caring, how to get along with other...
Bored in Kindergarten-Help!
Still, even for the gifted child there is much to learn in kindergarten. Learning to get along with others is vital at this age! ...
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- The strength of Kindergarten is that every child will thrive! Your child has a strong literacy and probably numeracy sense, as well. It is evident that you have alre...
- I am a certified teacher and now a stay at home mom. First, I would ask the teacher if there are any first grade classrooms in which your child could visit for readin...
- Have you considered Montessori school, or homeschooling. There are online homeschool programs if you want to follow a curriculum. Ohio Virtual Academy is one.
Help with a Gifted Child and His Teacher
Read all 66 responses: "My son has started third grade and is way ahead of the class work. He has always been ahead but he seems to be getting farther away ...
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- Hi. Wow, this sounds familiar. My son is the same way. He just started 4th grade with the GATE program and I really wish they had GATE in lower grades, but apparently ...
- Being a teacher before staying home with my daughter, I know talking to the teacher themselves in order to change is like pulling teeth. They really have their arms t...
- If you belong to Sams or Costco, they often have school workbooks at various grade levels. Obtain one for 4th grade math and let your son work on his own. Make sure ...
Preschool for Gifted and Telented Child in Grand Prairie, Texas
Read all 7 responses: "i have 4yrs old daughter. she is very bright and curious for everything. i was looking for a school for gifted and talented children ...
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- I agree with Montessori schools. My 5 year old has been in Montessori since she was 2 and when she stared Kinder this year, she was reading writing and doing simple ar...
- Although i personally think the "gifted and talented" label is overused, if you have a daughter who is bright, curious, and self-motivated, I strongly encourage you to...
- Y., My daughter also attends Children's University and it is a great private school. It is quite pricey, but the kids do study 1 year ahead. I wouldn't label my dau...
School Work & Self Confidence
Have you read up on gifted children? The way you described your daughter sound like some things used to describe gifted children. They aren't necessarily ...
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- I was kind of the same way in school. Rather quiet, smart, and somewhat of a perfectionist. But in school I did not like sharing any answers as well, unless I knew f...
- Have you read up on gifted children? The way you described your daughter sound like some things used to describe gifted children. They aren't necessarily just very s...
- Dear A., As a social worker and a youth development specialist who trains youth workers across the state, I would recommend trying a different technique with your dau...
Did You Test Your Child for Early Admission to K--just Missed Cut off Date??
Nov 4, 2009 ... It's so easy to keep your gifted children stimulated at home! Museums, zoo, movies, novels, etc!! However, it's hard for them if they are ...
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- in lots of school districts they won't even let you take the test at all anymore. I had a daycare boy that missed the cut off by 3 weeks. He was reading for my by Ch...
- Such a diffucult issue, but w/ him being a boy....(I have two boys, one will be five in Feb, and the other is 10 and in the gifted program @ school ) I would wait. Li...
- My daughter's b-day isn't untill December, and I put her in private school so she could start kindrrgarden. Now in 4th grade,(now in public school) doing great. I woul...
Can Anyone She Light on These CogAT Scores?
When they're talking about a gifted child's score being 130-that's probably in reference to their ... Anyone Know of a Preschool for Highly Gifted Children? ...
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- When talking about percentiles an easy way to think about them is this...Out of 100 children, your son scored better than ___ (insert number here) of them. So if his ...
- We are waiting for our son's(he's 6 and in Kindergarten)IQ results. Testing was recommended for him, for the gifted program, by his teacher. We knew he was bright and ...
- In our school district the 2nd grade CogAT scores are used to identify students for the gifted program. Your son's score of 98 would automatically qualify him for the...
Testing for Gifted and Learning Disabled Students
The problem, gifted children are very good at compensating for the disablity. Does anyone know of anyone who can do this for under $300? Please help. ...
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- B., I work at Meadowview School in Mesquite. They are a small, private, nonprofit school and evaluation center for K through 8th grade students with learning diffe...
- Hi B., I was a special ed teacher for 10 years prior to having my daughter two years ago. Unless the laws have changed in these past two years I have been at home, ...
- You need to keep pushing the school district and get this done for free, that's why you pay taxes. I was a public school teacher for 12 years and they cannot refuse. ...
11 Year Old Gifted Son Who Has No Motivation/ambition - Forgets Homework
There's a program in St. Louis County for extremely gifted children--I think their IQ has to be over 140 (which from the sound of it, I'm assuming your ...
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- K.: One way to motivate him might be to involve him more in running the household. A family is a team and, as such, involving him in a family meeting process might...
- I think it is important to involve your son in conversation about what he wants to do. In order to stimulate motivation he must have a vested interest in his schooling...
- I truly hate to hear that he is bored. Have you asked him how he feels about going to another school? It seems if he is in a place with more gifted students he shoul...
Gifted and Talented
I was wondering what the general criteria is for a gifted child. Do they just use iq tests? Once a child is in the program..."
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- Gifted and talented programs differ at each school district. Some district's use recommendations from teachers and parents of students who just happen to do wonderful...
- I agree with the out-of-the box thinkers. When the kids are very young (KG/1st) our GT teacher also looks for excellent readers (although this is not a requirement, i...
- I am not in the Dallas area, we are right outside of Abilene. I have one daughter that is very book smart, but not always creative smart. She is in GT. My second da...
