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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is anyone surprised that they are offering grade skip without having administered a full evaluation--  (Cognitive: WISC-IV, SB-5, DAS-II  Achievement: WJ-III, ITBS)  Usually schools want this.  Usually schools protest grade skips even with high scores on these tests.  What are her MAP scores?   I would at least get her an achievement test like the ITBS.  See exactly where she is.  I would want her reading and math to be near sixth grade levels if she is to be skipped into fifth.  But, even better would be a full nuerospych eval along with a psych's recommendation.  [/quote]

Not everyone is in the DC area, don't forget. Different schools do things differently. [/quote]

I see, that would explain the odd cutoff.  (Dec 1?)  Most of the country's schools have a cutoff around Sep 1.  So most eight-year-olds are going into third grade. Also, it sounds like this is a private school.  Publics are just more reticent about doing what you describe above.  Which is great.  It sounds like you have a very open minded school.  I would still push for testing.   Algebra usually starts in eight grade for the brightest 13 and 14-year-olds.  She will be 11 when she starts that.  Will she be able to keep up in order to take Calc I her senior year?  She will be 14 turning 15 her senior year of high school.  [b]She will not be able to drive her first day at college.  She will be dating boys many years older than her.[/b]

Have you looked into explore testing?  Hopkins CTY?  EPGY?[/quote]
I was 17 when I went to college and although I had a DL, freshmen were not allowed to have cars on campus. So being able to drive or not is not always relevant. Maybe she'll date boys (or girls) in her grade, in which case they'll only be 1 or 2 years older than her. [/quote]

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