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[quote=Anonymous]OP, how well behaved is your child?  If he is smart and mature/well behaved he will be just fine in kindergarten, even if he is on the advanced side.  If he is advanced but immature, impulsive and has difficulty listening, then that is a recipe for trouble.

I say this from experience as a mom who had a very bright and advanced but very immature boy who was the youngest in the class.  The first third of the year was a disaster until his ability to follow the group and behave in a structured environment caught up with his intellect and skills. Poor impulse control plus a young child working grade levels ahead is a bad combination.

His younger sibling is now in kindergarten. He is not quite as advanced as big brother was, but is still reading, doing basic math, etc.  However, he is way more mature in behavior and is having a rewarding kindergarten experience, even though he has many of the "academic" kindergarten skills.

So if your child's behavior is mature enough to deal with structure then he will have a great experience in kindergarten, even if he is one of a handful or more of kids already reading and doing math.[/quote]

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