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[quote=Anonymous]Elementary teacher here.  There aren’t a lot of drawbacks but there aren’t a lot of long-term benefits either. By and large, things even out by third grade.  All kids are reading fluently by then and it’s hard to pick out the early readers from the late readers.  My early readers are not always my readers with the best comprehension and my late readers can be among the strongest once they get started.

One mistake you want to avoid if you have a kid who can read way above grade level is to push them to read books intended for older readers.  Just because a kid can read the words in a YA novel, it doesn’t mean that he or she is getting anything beyond the surface level plot.  Most elementary kids are not emotionally or psychologically ready for the ideas in middle school texts.  You might want them to read Treasure Island because they can, but they want to read Captain Underpants for the sixth time for a reason.  Let them read lots of books but focus on books with age-appropriate ideas and themes.   [/quote]

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