The teacher says that she is making changes for our child in consideration of the childs abilities. Why should we have the child formally identified?
A child can be recognized and programmed for exceptional intellectual ability without being formally identified, that is, being identified through the auspices of an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC). The implication of formal identification is that the student’s needs will be sustained and not easily met by a few minor changes in the classroom. Forever after the student will be labeled as ‘gifted” and part of the 10-12% of children who receive “special education.” Theoretically identification should set up a scheme for long term management of the student’s learning needs. In practical terms, the identification (1) gives the student access to placements and special programs for gifted students and (2) establishes the responsibility of the board for delivery of services to address the student’s needs, and 3)provides a quasi-legal framework for parents to disagree with identification or (more likely) lack of identification (the board claims the student does not meet t
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