It’s not just about academic smarts; it can also show up as exceptional creativity, a deep curiosity about the world, or even emotional intensity. The best thing a parent can do is to follow their child’s lead, nurture their interests, and make sure they feel supported and challenged. Ultimately, a child’s happiness and well-being are what’s most important, regardless of a label.

Every child is different, so I just try to support what she likes and help her grow at her own pace.

If you’re unsure, maybe can check with the school or get a simple assessment later on.

sob7\" post_id=\"2000390\" time=\"1603765233\" user_id=\"135725:

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2000377\" time=\"1603756749\" user_id=\"28674:

[quote=PeaceLily post_id=1999135 time=1602909042 user_id=188970]Dear all,

Good day.
I’m new here in this forum.

We just received assessment report that our child (4 years old) is gifted. She is currently at PCF Sparkletots, we were recommended to change a school environment for her (e.g. Montessori school).

I’m feeling stressed & in a dilemma whether to change school as my child loves her friends & teachers. She will be K1 next year.

Although she is very happy with the current school environment, we also got feedback that my child is disruptive, inattentive & some of her teachers found her difficult to handle. We were told that we need to tone her down, which is quite demoralising for us as parents. Other teachers adore her.

Should I change school for my child when we plan for her to eventually attend local primary school?

Thank you for sharing your kind thoughts.
Greatly appreciated.

Addressing the point in red: I think that your child just needs to learn that not all people appreciate certain types of behaviour. She should learn that different teachers have different expectations, and she can start now. For those teachers who prefer students to be quieter and more manageable, teach your daughter what to avoid, and how to comply. Being more compliant doesn't mean she will learn less, and curbing some behaviour is not going to damage her in any way (unless the teacher's demands are extreme). I don't see that this should be demoralising to parents - you will be teaching your daughter an important social skill. She is obviously not too out of control since some teachers adore her, so it should only be some minor adjustments in some classes.

If you allow her to have free rein now, and a \"special\" programme, she will have a harder adjustment to primary school when she will be in a mixed ability class. And since she is happy where she is now, help her by teaching her how to adjust to different teachers. If you feel she should have greater enrichment in some areas, then you can look into providing it for her outside kindy hours such as DIY activities or selected classes.

Just my thoughts. I have a child (now in university) who, while never tested, has proven herself to be among the high achievers , and we found that keeping her with mixed ability students was good for her in building empathy and social skills. We were overseas until she was 14, so there was no opportunity for her to be separated out anyway. It also encouraged her to be more self-directed and responsible for her own learning as we provided her with things to do at home, encouraged her to explore her own interests, etc. rather than depending on school to provide everything.

skii\" post_id=\"2000389\" time=\"1603764977\" user_id=\"82603:

PeaceLily\" post_id=\"1999135\" time=\"1602909042\" user_id=\"188970:

Dear all,

Good day.
I’m new here in this forum.

We just received assessment report that our child (4 years old) is gifted. She is currently at PCF Sparkletots, we were recommended to change a school environment for her (e.g. Montessori school).

I’m feeling stressed & in a dilemma whether to change school as my child loves her friends & teachers. She will be K1 next year.

Although she is very happy with the current school environment, we also got feedback that my child is disruptive, inattentive & some of her teachers found her difficult to handle. We were told that we need to tone her down, which is quite demoralising for us as parents. Other teachers adore her.

Should I change school for my child when we plan for her to eventually attend local primary school?

Thank you for sharing your kind thoughts.
Greatly appreciated.

Can I ask more,
why did you send your child to an assessment at 4yo?
(i know some people do go for a test, only after 6yo, because of the chance of accelerated P1 entry.)

Also, what was the specific test administered?

Finally, going to kindergarten is purely for:
socializing
learning differences
applying concepts (like how to share,how to negotiatie, how to give in,how to obey)
and etc.
(the reason i say that is because the bar is raised so high now. Most children in nusery / kindy already know the most basic academic knowledge)


you can always do more at home/ weekend to \"level up\" your child.
there is no shortage of materials.
IMO, time is the only limited resources what most parents have.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2000377\" time=\"1603756749\" user_id=\"28674:

PeaceLily\" post_id=\"1999135\" time=\"1602909042\" user_id=\"188970:

Dear all,

Good day.
I’m new here in this forum.

We just received assessment report that our child (4 years old) is gifted. She is currently at PCF Sparkletots, we were recommended to change a school environment for her (e.g. Montessori school).

I’m feeling stressed & in a dilemma whether to change school as my child loves her friends & teachers. She will be K1 next year.

Although she is very happy with the current school environment, we also got feedback that my child is disruptive, inattentive & some of her teachers found her difficult to handle. We were told that we need to tone her down, which is quite demoralising for us as parents. Other teachers adore her.

Should I change school for my child when we plan for her to eventually attend local primary school?

Thank you for sharing your kind thoughts.
Greatly appreciated.

Addressing the point in red: I think that your child just needs to learn that not all people appreciate certain types of behaviour. She should learn that different teachers have different expectations, and she can start now. For those teachers who prefer students to be quieter and more manageable, teach your daughter what to avoid, and how to comply. Being more compliant doesn't mean she will learn less, and curbing some behaviour is not going to damage her in any way (unless the teacher's demands are extreme). I don't see that this should be demoralising to parents - you will be teaching your daughter an important social skill. She is obviously not too out of control since some teachers adore her, so it should only be some minor adjustments in some classes.

If you allow her to have free rein now, and a \"special\" programme, she will have a harder adjustment to primary school when she will be in a mixed ability class. And since she is happy where she is now, help her by teaching her how to adjust to different teachers. If you feel she should have greater enrichment in some areas, then you can look into providing it for her outside kindy hours such as DIY activities or selected classes.

Just my thoughts. I have a child (now in university) who, while never tested, has proven herself to be among the high achievers , and we found that keeping her with mixed ability students was good for her in building empathy and social skills. We were overseas until she was 14, so there was no opportunity for her to be separated out anyway. It also encouraged her to be more self-directed and responsible for her own learning as we provided her with things to do at home, encouraged her to explore her own interests, etc. rather than depending on school to provide everything.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2000377\" time=\"1603756749\" user_id=\"28674:

Addressing the point in red: I think that your child just needs to learn that not all people appreciate certain types of behaviour. She should learn that different teachers have different expectations, and she can start now. For those teachers who prefer students to be quieter and more manageable, teach your daughter what to avoid, and how to comply. Being more compliant doesn't mean she will learn less, and curbing some behaviour is not going to damage her in any way (unless the teacher's demands are extreme). I don't see that this should be demoralising to parents - you will be teaching your daughter an important social skill. She is obviously not too out of control since some teachers adore her, so it should only be some minor adjustments in some classes.

If you allow her to have free rein now, and a \"special\" programme, she will have a harder adjustment to primary school when she will be in a mixed ability class. And since she is happy where she is now, help her by teaching her how to adjust to different teachers. If you feel she should have greater enrichment in some areas, then you can look into providing it for her outside kindy hours such as DIY activities or selected classes.

Just my thoughts. I have a child (now in university) who, while never tested, has proven herself to be among the high achievers , and we found that keeping her with mixed ability students was good for her in building empathy and social skills. We were overseas until she was 14, so there was no opportunity for her to be separated out anyway. It also encouraged her to be more self-directed and responsible for her own learning as we provided her with things to do at home, encouraged her to explore her own interests, etc. rather than depending on school to provide everything.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2000377\" time=\"1603756749\" user_id=\"28674:

PeaceLily\" post_id=\"1999135\" time=\"1602909042\" user_id=\"188970:

Dear all,

Good day.
I’m new here in this forum.

We just received assessment report that our child (4 years old) is gifted. She is currently at PCF Sparkletots, we were recommended to change a school environment for her (e.g. Montessori school).

I’m feeling stressed & in a dilemma whether to change school as my child loves her friends & teachers. She will be K1 next year.

Although she is very happy with the current school environment, we also got feedback that my child is disruptive, inattentive & some of her teachers found her difficult to handle. We were told that we need to tone her down, which is quite demoralising for us as parents. Other teachers adore her.

Should I change school for my child when we plan for her to eventually attend local primary school?

Thank you for sharing your kind thoughts.
Greatly appreciated.

Addressing the point in red: I think that your child just needs to learn that not all people appreciate certain types of behaviour. She should learn that different teachers have different expectations, and she can start now. For those teachers who prefer students to be quieter and more manageable, teach your daughter what to avoid, and how to comply. Being more compliant doesn't mean she will learn less, and curbing some behaviour is not going to damage her in any way (unless the teacher's demands are extreme). I don't see that this should be demoralising to parents - you will be teaching your daughter an important social skill. She is obviously not too out of control since some teachers adore her, so it should only be some minor adjustments in some classes.

If you allow her to have free rein now, and a \"special\" programme, she will have a harder adjustment to primary school when she will be in a mixed ability class. And since she is happy where she is now, help her by teaching her how to adjust to different teachers. If you feel she should have greater enrichment in some areas, then you can look into providing it for her outside kindy hours such as DIY activities or selected classes.

Just my thoughts. I have a child (now in university) who, while never tested, has proven herself to be among the high achievers , and we found that keeping her with mixed ability students was good for her in building empathy and social skills. We were overseas until she was 14, so there was no opportunity for her to be separated out anyway. It also encouraged her to be more self-directed and responsible for her own learning as we provided her with things to do at home, encouraged her to explore her own interests, etc. rather than depending on school to provide everything.

PeaceLily\" post_id=\"1999135\" time=\"1602909042\" user_id=\"188970:

Dear all,

Good day.
I’m new here in this forum.

We just received assessment report that our child (4 years old) is gifted. She is currently at PCF Sparkletots, we were recommended to change a school environment for her (e.g. Montessori school).

I’m feeling stressed & in a dilemma whether to change school as my child loves her friends & teachers. She will be K1 next year.

Although she is very happy with the current school environment, we also got feedback that my child is disruptive, inattentive & some of her teachers found her difficult to handle. We were told that we need to tone her down, which is quite demoralising for us as parents. Other teachers adore her.

Should I change school for my child when we plan for her to eventually attend local primary school?

Thank you for sharing your kind thoughts.
Greatly appreciated.

PeaceLily\" post_id=\"1999135\" time=\"1602909042\" user_id=\"188970:

Dear all,

Good day.
I’m new here in this forum.

We just received assessment report that our child (4 years old) is gifted. She is currently at PCF Sparkletots, we were recommended to change a school environment for her (e.g. Montessori school).

I’m feeling stressed & in a dilemma whether to change school as my child loves her friends & teachers. She will be K1 next year.

Although she is very happy with the current school environment, we also got feedback that my child is disruptive, inattentive & some of her teachers found her difficult to handle. We were told that we need to tone her down, which is quite demoralising for us as parents. Other teachers adore her.

Should I change school for my child when we plan for her to eventually attend local primary school?

Thank you for sharing your kind thoughts.
Greatly appreciated.

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1966917\" time=\"1584080746\" user_id=\"145858:

Sorry, it may sound cheesy, but to me all kids are gifted, in some ways. It is only for us parents to find their talents or giftedness.

tutormum\" post_id=\"1966593\" time=\"1583907605\" user_id=\"12573:

manorway\" post_id=\"1966585\" time=\"1583901781\" user_id=\"9303:

Shared before. I read this many years ago. This kid is gifted.

http://domesticgoddess-ourworldmyworld.blogspot.com/2017/05/reading-800-words-without-phonics.html

I agree with the blogger cos I raised my DS3 almost the same way as her. I wish I had done the same with my 2 older boys but I was working and engaged a maid until DS3 came along. I became a SAHM and read to DS3 every evening. By the time he was 2 yo he was able to read on his own. At first I thought that he was just memorising the text until I turned the pages randomly to test him. From then on, I inculcate the love of reading in him by reading the newspapers while he read his story book every evening.

When he went to nursery, he read all the books in his classroom within 2 months. He was always the first to arrive in school cos his father dropped him off at least half an hour before school started and the teacher left him to read on his own. The teacher had to borrow books from the other classrooms to feed his reading habit and asked him to re-read the story books when she ran out of books.

By the time he went to primary 1, he was reading simple articles from the newspapers and story books. He started reading Reader's Digest in primary 3. I encouraged him to take Literature for his O levels so he took double humanities, an extra subject more than his classmates. He was always top in English and English Literature. This helps him a lot in his studies.

That is why I always encourage my students to read and advise parents to instill the reading habit in their children when they are young even if they have not much time to spare after a day's work. From my experience, majority of the children can read simple words when they entered pri 1 and are greatly disadvantaged cos of it.

manorway\" post_id=\"1966585\" time=\"1583901781\" user_id=\"9303:

Shared before. I read this many years ago. This kid is gifted.

http://domesticgoddess-ourworldmyworld.blogspot.com/2017/05/reading-800-words-without-phonics.html

Jojoba88\" post_id=\"1966003\" time=\"1583531237\" user_id=\"184575:

My child can read newspaper at age 4( just the pronunciation but not understand the content). I send him to mindchamps phonics assessment and they said he is at level 12 which is highest level of phonics. Is my child gifted? 😅