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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do what you can to foster that ability in math.  Are there any fun math/STEM activities where you live?    As far as reading, you're already doing what you should be doing if your 7yo is five grade levels ahead.  [b]It's a difficult balance, finding books that are at your child's level, yet do not have inappropriate content for a 7yo.[/b]  Even if there's no formal gifted program, you can still meet with your child's principal to find out what opportunities for enrichment the school can provide.[/quote]

Non-fiction text is the best for advanced comprehension readers. However, OP, it's important to understand in what areas your child is ahead. Is it word recognition AND comprehension? A lot of kids are several grade levels ahead in reading, but their comprehension is actually pretty poor at that level. Obviously you have a very bright child and it's quite possible your child also comprehends at that level, but it is important to really understand the tests they are giving and the results. You should get a report that disaggreates so you understand processing speed, listening comprehension, reading comprehension of informational text.

Personally, I think TAG as well as many other "in school" gifted programs are a joke. If your child is profoundly gifted, even if your school did have a program it wouldn't do much for him/her. Right now, as long as your child enjoys school and isn't acting out in boredom, let him/her continue there. You can supplement your child's natural abilities in other ways. In my area, there is a woman who does after school classes for the profoundly gifted where they primarily play logic games. Look to see if anyone is doing something like that in your area. There are some great games you can order on Amazon that were recommended to me by the woman who does the classes:

SET:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000IV34/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and Swish

https://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-1512-ThinkFun-Swish/dp/B004INGVIU/ref=pd_sim_21_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004INGVIU&pd_rd_r=ZPGDTXYFCPPKN4GSBD8R&pd_rd_w=WBub5&pd_rd_wg=7QUa9&psc=1&refRID=ZPGDTXYFCPPKN4GSBD8R

Both are great games to challenge your child and they can be made to become more challenging.

You can also check out the Davidson Institute which has some great resources and information: http://www.davidsongifted.org

Hopefully some of this is helpful.[/quote]

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