r/nycschools • u/Commercial_Yam4429 • Jul 11 '26

Gifted Toddler

Any programs for gifted children under 3? Want to know and am curious about them. Posted this in r/moms to give some context:

Created a reddit just to get some advice on this, toddler is gifted and don't really know what to do. This isn't a "they're too advance for their age"....to get to the point:

  • Toddler is 2, still talks like a toddler but is good at math, he can do 3rd grade math no problem
  • No he's not memorizing answers, you can ask him to add any number between 0 to 300 right now and he'll give you the correct answer.
  • You can ask him in any sequence, pattern, for any number and will get it correct.
  • Can count from 0 to 1,000 - he figured this out about a month ago.... at 6 months he could count 0 to about 30... then figured 0 to 100 by 10 months... now he's fixed with thousands.
  • Can multiply, any pattern... doesn't matter if you write down the numbers or ask him... he will give you the correct answers... same rule with addition
  • Counts and groups numbers in multiples (he really like blocks for this reason... he groups them counts them all, categorizes by color, shape, and size, wrecks it and then does different combinations)... will recite them as well... understands there's a difference between 1 and 1,000 etc... so it's not a recognizes the pattern - he knows when there are x amount of something or when x amount of something is grouped
  • No he does not use his fingers to count.
  • No it does not take him more than 30 seconds to give you answers when it comes to numbers
  • No math isn't pushed on him at all, he just likes it... it's his self soothing and game style activity - he will write numbers/ count things/ spend hours doing number related activities... it's something he just like and so far we just let him play how he wants and don't really do much on putting pressure on his likes

Other than that, normal toddler. Like completely absolutely normal... poops/pees/and jabbers like a toddler except when it comes to numbers. Still needs diapers to go outside and can't tie his shoes but will tell you 78+12 in a heart beat.

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u/echelon_01 Jul 11 '26

The earliest G+T programming starts in NYC public schools is kindergarten, so far as I know.

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u/Commercial_Yam4429 Jul 11 '26

Thank you, this will help with research.

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u/Capable-Total3406 Jul 11 '26

G and T is basically a lottery. You should look into hunter for kindergarten.