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[quote=Anonymous]OP, if you meet with the teacher you may be pleasantly surprised. Your kid is probably not as far ahead as you think. Parents who don't have an elementary education background often don't recognize gaps that a teacher will easily spot. For example, my DD was a super early reader, but an "intuitive" reader-- she was a great guesser and made it through, but her phonics were not super strong and eventually that began to catch up with her. Sure, she could "read" things, she could mostly pronounce the words aloud, but her comprehension wasn't always very good and she had a bad habit of skipping words and sentences she didn't easily understand. Her handwriting wasn't above grade level, and neither were her social skills. The teachers identified her weak areas and spent time boosting them.

For a kid like this, when so much comes easily to them, you can "support" them by engaging them in "struggle work"--  anything where they're going to have to make an effort. Could be piano, could be a sport, could be an art class, whatever, but they should be strengthening their persistence skills, flexibility, and their positive self-talk. And be *very* attentive to interpersonal skills as these can be a lagging area and don't develop well if the kid doesn't have appropriate reading and math groups.[/quote]

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