Ever ince I can remember Jasmine has been way above the developmental timeline. tlkin early, an expnded vocabulry a just 18 months, he learned her ABC's Colors shapes and counting at 19 months, now she is four and she can read nd do simple math, I buy her work books at walmart nd she is well into first grade, I do not even push her he want to learn, she comes to me asking me how to color the next paage and sometime she cathes me off gaurd by doing somethings all byherself, and saying things i've never taught her, I am afraid to put her into preshool for fear of her bordom. Course I not excited about her skipping kindergarden either i told their are pecial things she learns there. but she is well beyound any academic things she can learnin kindergarden. anyone know what i should do. I check out some preshools and they all saay the saame thing we hve a set curriclum nd she will not be treted different.
If at all possible I would look into private school, it sounds like you have an exceptional little girl and the last thing you want is for her to be bored. I had looked at Montessori where they somewhat taylor the curriculum around your child ... maybe that would be a good option - she would go to kindergarted for the social and developmental aspects, but they probably would put her with the older kids when it came to academic stuff. Good luck
You might look into a Montessori program. It allows children to be with their peers yet work at the level that's right for them.
HTH.
S.
Hi J.~
How are ya? I am great....I have a daughter who is going to be 5 next tuesday...Having her bday party this weekend...I know what you mean some kids are so independent...I feel that way more and more every day w/ haley....
She is in Pre-K right now at Curlew Learning Center in Dunedin, she loves it and i feel so safe w her being there..
I am going fri to register her for kindergarten....
I am a single mom as well, i work FT and go to school PT...Maybe we can set up a play date for the kids..
Hi J.:
I would put her in preschool even if it is just two days a week. My daughter is 4, and reading and doing simple math also, but preschool is more about interacting with the children, learning to follow the rules of the system, learning how to cope when things don't go her way. Trust me there are lots of times Julia is bored at school, she'll come home with coloring pages with pencil colored in at one spot (she doesn't like to color even though she does it perfectly fine) the reality she will be going to school, she will be more advanced than other kids and the more she learns to cope the better off she'll be. I send my daughter to Hope N Play in New Port Richey. I send her two days a week and the time is from 9:45 to 1:45. I pack her lunch and she eats there. Well, she also doesn't like the typical kid food and she had to learn how to deal with kids picking on her for the juice she drank, the food she ate as well as playing on the playground with those not as advanced. Good Luck - all choices regarding our children are tough ones.
S. Gallo
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Send her to pre-k, and keep up the good work at home!
I thought my reading 4yo would be bored, too, but she loves it.
I agree with Sheri on the preschool issue.
As far as Kindergarten, I would not skip it. Kindergarten and first grade are very different. Of course it does depend on each child, I'm just talking in general. A lot of times a child will be advanced academically, but maturely, they're just like other kids their age. So it wouldn't be a good idea to make them skip a grade. You would also have a hard time convincing the school to allow that.
Once she gets to Kindergarten, there are other options. I used to teach elementary school and every single year the levels ranged from kids with learning disabilities to gifted. So when it comes to the basics (math, reading, writing), I worked in small groups. So if the teacher does that, which she most likely will, your daughter would be placed in the more advanced group where the teacher can work at their level.
If your daughter were that far above the rest of the class, there are other options there too. When I was teaching, I sometimes had kids come to my room from a grade lower. They usually joined my class for reading. I also worked in small groups (3rd grade) and had second graders come to my room and were placed in my advanced group. So they can be challenged that way.
If you think she's that advanced, she might even be tested for gifted later on. I'm not sure what the earliest age they can test at, I taught the upper grades. I "think" they can be tested at age 5. In the public schools, that can sometimes take awhile. I had a few parents that turned to private testing to get it done quickly. That would be a company outside of the school system and it would come out of your pocket. I've referred children at the beginning of the school year and it was the end of the school year before they were finally tested. If you can't find anybody in your area, you can call the guidance counselor at your closest elementary school. They can give you advice on how it's being done now and can even recommend somebody to do it if you don't want to wait on the schools.
