When your young child is academically advanced?
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Anonymous
Yes, in reading. I am not really sure what to make of it other than DC is a very good reader. Math 2 years ahead. We started supplementing in K because it felt school had become 90% socializing. |
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Kindergarten and first are the hardest. In second grade all kids are reading and math kind of opens up.
DD is in second now. Teachers have assessed her at a 6th grade reading level but could be higher. In math the class is doing fractions and really cool logic and word problems, and geometry and algebra. They are all working on arithmetic fluency independently. DD has memorized all addiction and multiplication facts. It does help that DD goes to a private school. DD has never really received a proper language arts education in school, and that's never been a problem with her. We just let her read. Math--I figure no rush. |
Anonymous
| I've found helpful resources through the National Association for Gifted Children--they have an option to join as a parent member. |
Anonymous
My 3rd grader who attends an immersion language school also reads, comprehension and vocabulary, in English at the high school level but his written composition is definitely not. He writing and spelling is around the 5th grade level and the school can differentiate just fine. He is above grade level in the immersion language but no where near as he is in English and his writing in the immersion language is at grade level. His math is also 2 grades ahead. DS gets enough challenges being in 3rd grade. DS is very gifted in an extracurricular activity and we supplement that outside of school. |
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If your third grader is testing at a 9th grade level for reading that seems very unusual and I would probably advocate for additional support or enrichment somehow.
It isn't unusual for kids to be one, two or even three or four years ahead in reading but I would argue six probably puts your child in the gifted range. |
Anonymous
NP here. It depends on the level of written expression, because this is what drives the curriculum. DC1 has hyperlexia and reads grown-up books in 5th grade, BUT he has relative difficulty with written expression and is on grade level or barely above grade level for that. This puts him in a kind of grey zone, where teachers don't want to, and perhaps cannot, accelerate him. He's in the advanced spelling group; and presents his favorite books for his advanced reading group, which all go way above the other students' head, but his teacher lets him do it to keep him engaged. The heavy literature discussions happens at home 
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Anonymous
I have a question. What test do they administer to get the reading level? |
Anonymous
None other than the parent sees what he reads and "assesses" him. |
Anonymous
I thought hyperlexia means they can decode but not understand. |
Anonymous
Not true, I was told at our last parent teacher conference that my third grader reads at 9th grade level, the highest level they test. We are fortunate that our private school differentiates. However, I often read that public schools might do a better job for advanced students in middle or HS. I posted in response what to do with an advanced kid. We are doing what we think is best and but wonder often if we should do more. Hence, that's why I am here looking for inspirations from others. |
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I was like this as a child. All it meant was that I read quite a bit more than most of my peers because it was easy for me. As a parent, it's important to keep kids well-rounded and make sure that they are trying things they don't automatically find easy. |
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There are a lot of tests for reading level. MCPS uses Mclass and Map-r. Not sure about other districts.
PP with advanced reader, I think the HGCs in MCPS are supposed to be for humanities and in 4th and 5th the reading and writing assignments are broader so there's no need for differentiation in the traditional sense. They just let the kids work at their own level. Maybe something for you to consider. |
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| Hyperlexia means the child is fixated on letters and words. Our Aspergers daughter taught herself to read at 3 and memorizes dictionary definitions for fun. She reads very quickly and has good comprehension, but becomes fixated on a book and literally can't put it down. She sneak reads until 1 or 2 am unless we catch her and steal the light bulbs from her room! She read at level Z starting in second grade. But she has very limited social skills and in a special ed program for Aspergers. |
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| At our school all students are given books at their own level to do whatever the assignment is (from Pk -5th; same at every grade). Most classrooms have kids on at least 6 different reading levels. Normal and no big deal. |