Is your child advanced at reading and writing?

[Anonymous]

My son is advanced academically and is mildly gifted overall but particularly with how he reasons and his "puzzling skills", so thinking about some big questions, math, ect. His fav subjects are history and math. He reads a TON of history books and then also some books for fun that are way below his skill level, but are relaxing for him. I just continue to encourage him to get out of his comfort zone with the type of books he reads and continue to offer him a wide variety of books.

I also suggest, while definitely continuing to support his passion for reading, encourage growth in the areas that he struggles in too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is very advanced in reading and writing and vocabulary (always scores highest possible percentage in those areas on standardized tests and highest grades in school) and teachers are always commenting on his everyday use of "big words" and the very advanced insights that he gives in class in areas like social studies and language arts. He can do high school analysis on these subjects and has a very strong grasp on the context of the material.

His math and science are pretty grade level satisfactory for a fifth grader.

I want to supplement or encourage his thinking in the areas he has strength in. I feel like it is much easier to find outside courses that stretch a child in math, it is much harder to find the equivalent in, for instance, English and History. I give him all the books I think are age appropriate but it is not enough. I want to outsource this. Do you have any suggestions? It would be an even bigger bonus if he can find equal peers to relate to.

And yes, because this is DCUM and I know it will come up, every child here seems to be gifted so he isn't unique. All I know is I can't get answers from his school because he seems to be a rarity there and they aren't differentiating for him outside of giving him more advanced books to read. I am hoping it will be easy to find answers from those here in the same situation. Thank you.

My DD is like this. She actually has to work at math to be above average at it. We decided to put more effort into math because her perception of her ability in math was really skewed by how effortless reading feels to her in comparison and we've had some work to do to help her develop a growth mindset. Not what you asked but just sharing our experience.

On the topic of supplementing, we've done a Johns Hopkins CTY course. It definitely enhanced her skills in writing and analysis. But I'm hesitant to sign her up for another one anytime soon because the pace was a bit much for over the summer and I don't want to hinder her genuine love of reading.

What we currently do and will keep doing is just taking her to the library and letting her check out almost anything she wants. We're still checking for mature topics (she's 11) but everything else is fair game. I also try to talk to her using the vocabulary I'd use with an intelligent adult, helping her out with definitions as needed. We also got a subscription to The Economist, which she will pick up and read from time to time. And we let her google and research things with our supervision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is very advanced in reading and writing and vocabulary (always scores highest possible percentage in those areas on standardized tests and highest grades in school) and teachers are always commenting on his everyday use of "big words" and the very advanced insights that he gives in class in areas like social studies and language arts. He can do high school analysis on these subjects and has a very strong grasp on the context of the material.

His math and science are pretty grade level satisfactory for a fifth grader.

I want to supplement or encourage his thinking in the areas he has strength in. I feel like it is much easier to find outside courses that stretch a child in math, it is much harder to find the equivalent in, for instance, English and History. I give him all the books I think are age appropriate but it is not enough. I want to outsource this. Do you have any suggestions? It would be an even bigger bonus if he can find equal peers to relate to.

And yes, because this is DCUM and I know it will come up, every child here seems to be gifted so he isn't unique. All I know is I can't get answers from his school because he seems to be a rarity there and they aren't differentiating for him outside of giving him more advanced books to read. I am hoping it will be easy to find answers from those here in the same situation. Thank you.

My DD is like this. She actually has to work at math to be above average at it. We decided to put more effort into math because her perception of her ability in math was really skewed by how effortless reading feels to her in comparison and we've had some work to do to help her develop a growth mindset. Not what you asked but just sharing our experience.

On the topic of supplementing, we've done a Johns Hopkins CTY course. It definitely enhanced her skills in writing and analysis. But I'm hesitant to sign her up for another one anytime soon because the pace was a bit much for over the summer and I don't want to hinder her genuine love of reading.

What we currently do and will keep doing is just taking her to the library and letting her check out almost anything she wants. We're still checking for mature topics (she's 11) but everything else is fair game. I also try to talk to her using the vocabulary I'd use with an intelligent adult, helping her out with definitions as needed. We also got a subscription to The Economist, which she will pick up and read from time to time. And we let her google and research things with our supervision.

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