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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is in Kindergarten and is ahead of her peers.  Not exponentially so- she is by no means a genius.  But since the beginning of the year she has basically been reviewing.  The teachers differentiate when they can, and she has absolutely made progressions. The problem is that I think she could be progressing faster.  Additionally, I wonder, when will this problem stop.  [b]At what age does this balance out[/b]?  Finally, as a parent, what should I be doing.  Let it all be and see how it shakes out.  Or, provide my own enrichment that will only continue to contribute to the problem?

I am not trying to start "the my child is gifted" battle.  She isn't gifted.  She just happens to be on the older end of the spectrum age wise and she seems to have an interest in academic pursuits.  She is completely normal socially and emotionally.[/quote]

[b]Since you asked about what age this balances out...
I would say by the end of 1st grade. [/b]

There's a lot of variability with kids in kindergarten. Some can't read and write on day 1. 
I saw the kids in my child's class and thought my kid was so incredibly ahead. (and she was also my first kid- so it felt to me that everything was going so fast). 
She turned out to have ADHD.

My second kid was behind and I was actually a bit worried that he learned to read way later than the other kids. He's the one that ended up in the gifted program. 
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I think actually a bit later.  Maybe by the end of second.[/quote]

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