Thanks so much for all your responses. Just to clarify though - i taught him to read using the your baby can read theory. He didn't like the DVDs much but loved flash cards, and we also read and read to him (native reading style) and by 2 he was able to decode words he hadn't seen before and thus read new books on his own. I have also taught my now 4 yr old little girl who reads at a 7-8yr old age too. My 18 month old is also well on the way too and seems more advanced than the other 2... knows at least 100 words on sight so it won't be long till she is reading on her own too.
I say all this not to brag, though ... OK a little bragging . But more to say that the reading is not so much a gifted thing - I taught him, and I am a early childhood teacher so teaching is what I do. Does that make sense - yes definitely an early reader and reads at a level that amazes me ... but isnt that normal for an early reader? I guess that's another post there because would be very interested in responses
The whole repeating a book to me though, from memory is something I have never seen before, but could it just be a freaky skill he has ?
I did mention to his kindly teacher and she said she had noticed a few things too that suggested he might be gifted.... extensive vocab .. which I would still just put down to lots of reading? Sensitive to noise and touch, pefectionist?
The school won't assess him so we will have to do it privately, which is fine, but I just don't want to be the pishy parent you know? But I also want to do what's best for him, and i sort of need to know what I am dealing with I guess?
I know it sound like I am being negative and I don't mean to... just not really sure what to do?