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[quote=Anonymous]Same situation: 3-4 grades ahead early on with no formal instruction or hot housing.

Though private had better resources and the topics were a bit more advanced, there was no interest (or capacity) to offer true differentiation in a way that met this specific need.

In our public school, experienced teachers have found creative ways to better meet DC's needs without increasing their own workload. We make an effort to gently advocate for the child's needs.

For these students, supplementing is a necessity not a luxury. We use the following:

- AoPS / RSM: Both programs will test children and place them at a higher level if necessary. RSM has multiple tiers to provide rigor along with same-age peers. DC chose AoPS because the problems appear to be more interesting and fun. It's important to recognize that math is not linear, especially for kids that are 2-4 levels above their grade. While AoPS has levels, its curriculum integrates standards from any grade as needed for each topic.

- Private tutor: Not for instruction, but to nurture their enthusiasm for learning and address common challenges of asynchronous development (e.g., organizing thoughts and executing tasks in a structured way). It's also a more effective way to meet DC's needs, given the challenges of a large age gap in a classroom.

- Interest-based activities that will allow DC to express and develop adjacent areas (e.g., coding, robotics, chess, science projects, etc.). We use free courses and buy a science kit once in a while, since there aren't many classroom-based courses available for K and 1st grade students.

Many public schools do not offer true acceleration or differentiation in K or 1st. Even in AAP, these kids will go unchallenged. Supplementing and/or home schooling are the best way.[/quote]

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