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Category Archives: gifted education
Which teacher is best?
The other day, I got a call from our school district verifying that Georgia will, in fact, be attending kindergarten in a few weeks. After I confirmed Georgia’s registration, the woman from the district informed me that I would receive … Continue reading
Gifted Education 101: I Think My Child is Gifted. Now What?
Part 3 in a series If you think your school-aged child may be gifted and would benefit from accomodations made to her curriculum, the first thing you should do is request, in writing, that your child be tested. In Pennsylvania, … Continue reading
Gifted Education 101: Is my child gifted? Should I care?
Part 2 in a series What exactly does “gifted” mean?All parents know their children are the most wonderful, adorable, funny people on earth. So what is the hype with gifted-ness? There are many official definitions of the word “gifted,” and … Continue reading
Gifted Education 101
part 1 in a weekly series Before Audrey started kindergarten last year, we knew that she would be academically ahead of most of her classmates. She was reading Magic Treehouse books in a 20-minute sitting and could add two-digit numbers … Continue reading
Coming Soon: Gifted Education 101
After the New Year, I will be starting a new series on Thursdays discussing topics in gifted education. Some of the questions I will be covering include: I think my child is gifted. How can I tell for sure and … Continue reading
Honeymoon’s over
A few weeks ago, I had a meeting with Audrey’s teacher about her adjustment to second grade. I was glad but not surprised to hear that Audrey is doing well, both academically and socially. Our book club seemed to help … Continue reading
Gifted program so far
If you have been reading my blog since last spring, you will remember that much of last school year was occupied with the process of getting Audrey tested for the gifted program and arranging for her grade skip. In our … Continue reading
A Place for Audrey
To catch up on the saga, part 1, part 2, part 3, we have been pursuing a grade skip for Audrey for next year. Mission accomplished! This afternoon, I got a call from the principal saying that the superintendent had … Continue reading
Decisions about Audrey, part 3
Part 1 Part 2 Continued… Although the administration at Audrey’s school had decided that she was not a good candidate for whole-grade acceleration (skipping first grade), we had become convinced that this was the best course of action for her. … Continue reading
What to do about Audrey? Part 2
Part 1 Continued… To pick up where I left off last time, in November we decided to have Audrey tested for the gifted program. In Pennsylvania, the school has sixty school days from the day a parent puts in the … Continue reading
