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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I’ve never heard of a public school having a gifted class for kindergartners[/b] never mind over 20 kids in the class. 
Are they reading chapter books and writing book reports?  Math for 4th graders?

Maybe he would be better off in a class where social skills are most important.    Plus I don’t think you should rely on how well he did in preschool.   He’s having difficulties now.  The experts can give you advice on what to do.  [/quote]

Me neither. Publics cannot afford to administer a real IQ test to every pre-K child whose parents request it, because it would have to be done orally and one-on-one at that age. Maybe the kids in the class are not technically gifted, just determined to be academically advanced. It would make sense for a public school to put all the kids who are already reading in one class so the teacher did not have to contend with a huge range of abilities.[/quote]

I’ve never even heard of separating kindergarten students for academic advancement because they don’t have any academic achievement to show.   I can see urban areas having programs targeting students from low income areas that are showing great potential.   [/quote]

Perhaps some type of kindergarten readiness testing administered by the preK attached to the elementary school. Or testing reading levels at the start of K and then assigning teachers after the results are ready. None of my kids ever got such a bespoke kinder experience, sounds luxurious.[/quote]

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