How can my daughter skip a grade?

Our son skipped 2nd this year. He scored in the 99.9% Language and 99.7% in Math. When he first started school I went to his teacher and pointed out that I thought he was gifted. She was great! they started the testing process. She became his first advocate "on the inside".

Last year he was in first grade, we tried and bunch of different pull out programs, some worked, and some where not so great. He ended up sitting in the back of the room with a 3rd grade reading book teaching himself. He spent much of his time very bored. But he did learn some things.

On the good side, also had a pull out program that was more advanced for reading and for math. He went with a reading teacher and a math teachers to groups with older children, this worked out great. He was placed in the 5th grade class for English for a time, this didn't work so well. He was not able to process the information as quickly as the older children. He also didn't have to life experience to keep up.

I guess what I'm trying to say is; his education is a work in progress. We got him tested, and worked with the school. We stay flexible, and keep an open mind. But the best advice is, go into this with a positive attitude, and be willing to work with the school. If it doesn't work, then start thinking outside the box.

Trust me i know it is natural for us to want more for our childen or feel they know what they want. that gives us the since of security. it makes us feel that we have done a good job as parents. my daughter is 7 as well. she tested 70% higher than the nation. i am so happy about it. i told people everywhere. but i still feel that each grade is or has a purpose. it can be from learning to just growing emotionally. school is mainly about learning, but also other things. experience. Math changes daily in my opinion, i could't stand it. but i will make sure that she tries and complete everything. yes it is better to try, then not to try at all. then why not try and let her try and complete her classes grade by grade and "if " she fells, she can learn from it and grow more as well as the kids that are surrounding her in her age and group. i also value my daughters opinion. but at 7 and have not felt the full course of school. i believe anything before 5th grade is to soon to tell. and it is good that you can admit fault to your should, but in the end who is really paying the price. the teacher whom you felt a certain way about may have turned out to be a great teacher, we can't judge the unknown, if you want her to try then what harm is it in the second grade. my daughter made principle honor all four marking periods and when her stated to her she can go to the 3rd instead of second, i asked that he not comment that to her but ask me what i felt about hr skipping. she is very mature but still is 7, and she was excited that everyone said to skip, i explained to her it is good but each level you may learn a new gift, you don't want to miss out by rushing. she understood. now all the other children she is friends with are talking about school and she doesn't feel left out. emotional detachment is the worse a child can feel when they don't feel they belong. she loves a challenge. when to study, she say math, why, i is her more complicated and yet she stay focused. i wish us all luck and best descissions for our children not just for the present but for the future. we are all great parents and are concerned is the main key. keep it up.

My son's private gifted school used Everyday Math, and for the most part people were very happy with it, except for the lack of "automaticity" in teaching the "basics math facts" like multiplication tables. I know the spiraling curriculum may not work for kids who need a "drill and kill" approach, but where bright kids are concerned, it was embraced.

ydnewtt, actually she had a lot to say. The math that they teach in this area is one that is not used in a lot of states and ANY student coming from out of state would not be accustomed to Everyday Math. I spoke with my daughter's teacher from the Montessori that she attended and asked her what she knows about this program (btw, I also spoke to several other teachers and only one really had anything positive to say about the way the program is structured.); I also asked her what she thought about grade advancement for her. FYI, my daughter was accepted to a gifted learners program (less than 1% of all students are accepted) for this fall, but we relocated.

I think it important for my daughter to TRY - she had a choice...even though she is 7, I find her opinion valid and her feelings are important. And, I have no problem admitting when I am at fault, even when it is to my child...she also knows that it is better to try and fail than not to try at all...

When I met with the administration at her new school, I felt like the 2nd grade teacher was taking it as a personal affront that my daughter would skip the second grade...and, some of her comments made me think that she would be unable to nurture my daughter's desire to learn.