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[quote=Anonymous]It's going to depend on the school, of course, but in general she'll probably have a bit of an adjustment period, but then she'll be fine.  A lot of the lessons build on one another and use the same material, just in different ways.  One of the huge benefits of Montessori is how individualized it is, so the teacher will be able to tailor your daughter's lessons to make sure she learns the foundations that she'll need in the future, but skip the skills she already has.  (ie, she'll need to learn how to use the movable alphabet, but may not need to spend the length of time the little kids do using it to learn letter sounds, assuming she already knows them.)

I am a big fan of the three year cycle, and she'll definitely miss out on some of the leadership/learning skills benefits, but I don't think it will be a big deal at all.  (I do think that it's important to have at least two years in a Montessori classroom, though... being a leader the last year is such a big part of it, and if you don't know how the classroom works, you can't be a leader.)

All that said, many Montessori schools will only accept her at this age if you're committed to staying at least for Kindergarten, and preferably beyond (if they have an elementary program)  They certainly won't want her just for the one year of pre-K.[/quote]

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