Gifted? What Is That All About?

I am so excited to have a REAL library here. Where we used to the live my home library carried more books and resources. It was very limited and small. Here there is a grand awesome library downtown and I think about eight more all across town. They are smaller, but they carry recent books and they are connected to the main library. I mention that because well, I was excited and because it has a TON of resources for Autism, gifted learning, and learning disabilities. I have been researching ways to help Daniel and Joshua with their reading struggles. I have been concerned about Joshua because he shows more prominent signs of dyslexia. As a matter-of-fact, he shows not just a few signs and symptoms, but he ranks extremely high according to the questionnaires, signs, and symptoms I have read.

I already knew this, but I started to doubt myself.

I explained this to his teacher at the beginning of the year. She seemed to feel that with repetition and with the five-day reading plan, that he would be able to grasp reading. He did not. He has struggled throughout the whole year. He also, freezes when he has to do timed reading assessments so I do not feel there was ever an accurate reading assessment done with him. (I am trying to help him and Daniel with this by practicing timed reading each week.) She wanted to retain him. I refused. I could not do it. The boy knows his subjects. He has mastered first grade math, science, social studies, etc … He struggles with handwriting and reading. Continued ... Gifted? What Is That All About?