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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did the Early Entrance to Kindergarten for my DS. He thrived in school and thankfully was tall enough that it was not an issue in sports etc.  He is now a sophomore in HS and has excelled in all ways at school and socially. Know your kid. If he/she will thrive in the classroom by all means apply for the EEK.

He had to take a test and was observed by the school teachers before he was given admission.  He knew counting, reading and writing before he took the test, but I do not think that is as important as the social maturity and EQ of the children. [/quote]

I am not trying to be snarky but what advantage or positive outcome does he have, in the long run, by going to kindergarten early?[/quote]

Being with peers at the same social and academic level (being challenged appropriately, alleviating boredom). [/quote]

"All children-bright or otherwise-tend to learn best when they are appropriately challenged at a level for which they are ready. Achieving an optimal match between child and challenge is a test of its own for parents and teachers. Among the options that can offer appropriate learning environments to young children is early entrance to kindergarten or first grade, provided that the children are intellectually advanced and within 6 months of the usual entry age.

As one of several ways for providing for bright children, it is the least disruptive option from an administrative point of view. Unlike other forms of acceleration, such as grade skipping, early school entry enables children to develop stable friendships and avoids discontinuities in the curriculum. Among the most important aspects of acceleration are that it promises greater intellectual stimulation for children who would be bored with a program that satisfies other children of their age and it offers a potentially better match with their readiness for challenge and growth. There is plenty of evidence, as we shall see, that bright children carefully selected for early entrance tend to do very well indeed, both academically and socially."[/quote]

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