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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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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