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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on the preK. Montessori kids will enter with single and double digit addition, subtraction, basic multiplication and division, and strong math concepts. Many can read simply chapter books and have well established phonics skills. Some play based schools are better at preparing kids for the worksheets that they do in public school. The kids are better at spelling. [/quote]

I don't think this is at all typical, and just serves to freak parents out.  Double digit addition and subtraction?  Multiplication and division?  And I say this as someone whose kids went to Montessori and later, HGC.  I am certain my kids didn't do much more than single digit addition and subtraction...and perhaps they could tell you if everyone could have a slice of pizza if you cut it into X number of pieces.  But for god's sake don't get all crazed about it if they can't do that walking into K.

I agree with all the PP that say the range is vast at that age, and predicts next to nothing.  Kids develop at wildly different paces.  I have friends whose kids were not reading fluently in pre-K who went on to be voracious readers and gifted writers.[/quote]

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