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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, depending on what school district you are in, G&T really isn't relevant to someone who's entering kindergarten.  In MCPS, kids get tested in second grade and then apply for a slot.  There aren't G&T programs for kindergarteners.[/quote]

I don't agree with this advice.  You are placing your kid in school for the duration, so in K you want to know what's available from k-5.  If you think your kid will test G/T, it is important to ask what the school does.  We are in a MCPS school and already in 1st grade, some gifted kids are accelerated in math (doing 1 or 2 years ahead) and all classes have reading groups that are sorted by ability.   This is not true for all MCPS schools, especially as these options are being narrowed as the new Curriculum 2.0 comes in (and it is in force at the K-2 level already).

But it's better not to ask about "g/t".  Better to ask whether different math options are offered (accelerated, compacted, skips, etc.), whether there are reading groups and what the ability range is in, say, K, 3rd and 5th.  Look carefully at test scores and see what proportion of the school is testing advanced.  This will affect the general pitch of teaching.  Ask if the school does William and Mary reading, and if so how much/how often.  Or Great Books or other advanced reading programs.  How does the school handle a child who already knows the material in a social studies or science unit -- can teachers assign individual projects for advanced learners, etc.  Ask to see book lists and look at the quality of writing displayed on the walls at school.  This will tell you a lot about general ability level/pitch of the school.

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