Ds1 is in year 3 and has been classified as G&T for literacy since he started school. Had reading age of 12 when he started, in terms of being able to recognise words, and school did some work with him to assess the extent to which this allied with reading comprehension ability. He did a past ks1 reading paper in the first term of reception and got 2A.
He started year 3 at a 4B/C for reading and writing. But to be honest, the levelling doesn't bother me. His class work is differentiated. He reads with yrs 5 and occasionally 6 (used to be with the year 6 cohort but he was moved 'down' in order to start the transition/exit strategy for when that cohort leaves in July). What matters is that the guided reading group he is in is challenging and at a level appropriate for his ability.
To be totally honest the main thing we do is simply make sure that he has access to appropriate books and lots of them. He writes for fun at home and school agree that the writing he does at home is of a higher 'level' that that he does at school. W think this is partly because he is naturally pretty unshowy and absolutely does not want to stand out. He wrote the most amazing poem at the weekend, but was adamant that he didnt want to take it in to show the teacher because he didnt want the attention.
The school SENCO has been very sensitive to his character and personality. He has an IEP and is also on school action (some query about possible aspergers but the borough ed psych feels that his needs/abilities are being well managed within his class and we agree).
The G&T label is not the be all and end all, so long as the school is capable of providing challenge and differentiation within the classroom. For us it is simply a useful tool to flag up his ability as he progresses through the school. Dd was for a time on the G&T register, but now she is in year 6 I suspect that she's 'just' bright and articulate. The work she gets is appropriate, she is happy and achieving well. There is a marked difference between the two of them in terms of natural ability.