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[quote=Anonymous]DD was reading 2nd/3rd grade books before K and could compose basic words.  She also understood basic concepts of fractions.  On first math report teacher said she could only count to 27 and that she'd reached a stall point in reading because she didn't have the writing skills to express & match her reading comprehension. My issue, they didn't go ahead to try to teach her more appropriate (for her) writing skills, instead she just practiced letter formation.  I get that her writing needs to improve as her motor skills emerge, but she can practice that skill answering simple questions or copying words, instead of just one letter over and over.  Also, same with math.  She can practice writing the number 6 as part of 16, 26, 36, etc, instead of just 6 repeated over and over again. I'm not claiming she's a genius.  She's not.  She's not going to college early, she's not going to win a chess tournament at 7.  But she could have just as much fun as the other kids and she are having right now while still developing her skills.  She's not bored because she loves drawing and so she draws a ton during the school day.  It goes like this: complete non-challenging worksheet and then draw for the rest of the time she has to be at that center.  And yes, I've been in the classroom and so has my husband so this is not based on reports from her.

And as an ADD adult, I agree with 12:13 and I'm worried she's developing a habit of not having to pay as much attention and doing whatever she wants to for a chink of her school day that will be a challeng to break in future years.

And I'm not a Tiger Mom. My kid just likes to learn and picks things up quickly,[/quote]

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