I know HK parent like to do all the IQ test, but it is not common in Vancouver as I dont know the rest of Canada.
Personally I dont really trust those test especially when your child is very young.
How old is your child? My daughter is going to be 6yrs and currently in Grade 1, so far I never heard any gifted program here but if your child is super smart, it is always good to talk to the principal in order to find out what program they can recommend.
我個小朋友今年6歲,8月份先到東溫讀 Grade 1,之前在香港幼稚園老師K1 下學期已經覺得我囝囝某方面好smart,反而我聽了老師意見,我覺得囝囝只是很聰明,所以一直都沒有做test,之後因搬屋而轉校,直至囝囝到了K3老師再覺得囝囝某方面能力好smart再次提意囝囝做 IQ Test.當時我只是半信半疑地做test. Test 之後正實是資優.後來開始慢慢發覺囝囝情緒,行為十分煩,所以來溫哥華後情況就更大,所以我想問下溫哥華有沒有辦法協助處理,其實我有同學校老師傾囝囝這方面問題,他們只是覺得佢學業方面完全沒有問題,反而相對新移民來說已經能夠適應,相反情緒,行為就時常被同學家長投訴,所以我覺得好煩。好多謝xother及丁丁丁
I think you need to find a course for yourself rather than for your son because you seems having problem about how to handle your son's behavior. Smart in Chinese's eyes may be different from western people, especially we use different languages.
Your son just come to a new country with all new faces and culture, obviously it takes some time to adapt and at this young age, he may not know how to explain to you what is happening. As a mother, you need to spend more time to understand him, talk to him and be patient to listen. I always think 資優 is an excuse of mis-behavior child and we should fix the behavior rather than passing it to the teacher/school.
From my eyes, my daughter is very smart as she is my daughter.