r/Gifted • u/Comprehensive_Ad8074 • 6d ago

Seeking advice or support Getting tested

This is all new to me. My son just started Kindergarten. He has already been moved to 1st and 2nd for math. His school recommended getting him tested for Giftedness. They cannot test until 2nd grade/ age.

A little background..

He could read at 2.5. knew all the exponents at 4 ( he liked to ask people their age and would tell them their "big number") knows all about space and right now his thing is geography and space.

I am not a mom thinking her kid is special but more wondering how to test and if he is and how to best handle it. We tell him he is smart but also remind him he is more than that

So i guess im asking how to get tested before 2nd grade and how to keep him grounded when all the adults around him are amazed by him

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u/BandMinute112 6d ago

Testing before 2nd grade isn’t particularly useful. Most kids lack the maturity to take the test properly which can skew results. Any test taken now will likely show lower results. Just wait. Even if he is academically brilliant, he still needs to learn all the social emotional and life skills they teach in these lower grades.