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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really depends on what elementary school you will register your child for.  Higher SES (richer) elementary schools are much harder to get into than lower SES schools.  You can have your son evaluated at George Mason and take the NNAT and CoGat on the same day.  This past fall the cost was $200.  AAP makes a huge difference at some elementary schools.  Our elementary school in the Langley pyramid has a huge difference between the level of education in the AAP class and the non AAP classes.  My children didn’t learn a lot in 1st and 2nd grade before AAP, even with AAP pullouts.  Math was a little better than the other subjects because they teach “slightly” advanced math in 2nd grade.  If you move to public school, definitely do outside enrichment for math/english.  If you aren’t happy with your sons test scores, you can have him retake the tests.[/quote]

First and Second grade are not going to challenge a kid who comes from a home where parents have been reading to them, teaching math through play, and exposing them to academic concepts in fun ways who is nuerotypical. First and Second grade are challenging for kids who came from purely play based preschools and/or had parents who did not spend much time reading to their kids or exposing them to basic academic concepts. Those kids are learning material that is grade level appropriate that they have minimal level of exposure to.

Third grade things start to pick up. Kids should be on a more even footing and the class starts to be divided more on ability because it is easier to see everyones strengths and weaknesses. First and Second grade reinforces and strengthens the foundational skills that some kids have already established but they learn how to approach math using different techniques.

There are kids whose parents didn’t do a ton at home prior to starting K who will catch up to the kids whose parents were reading and teaching math. But first and second grade are not meant to be intense. [/quote]

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