We received a letter in the mail that Rachel qualifies for gifted services in language arts after we filled out a form explaining why we thought she deserved/needed that designation. We met with the gifted services adviser, Kevin Trainor, to hear his assessment.
He said that Rachel thinks globally and makes connections that are very unusual for someone her age. Most kids can maybe connect what they read to something else around them, but Rachel thinks very widely, he said: "It's almost like she's an Old Soul."
I replied, "People have been telling us that since she was really little."
He suggested that during the summer she do puzzles and math games, including memorizing her multiplication tables (because that's what the kids are doing in 3rd grade) and gave us some books. Drew makes sure that she does some multiplication almost every day, and so far she hasn't resisted.
The gifted designation stays with her at least through middle school. Which is good, because we both want the school system to challenge her as much as possible.
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