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[quote=Anonymous]We have a child who at a very early age loved numbers (18 months/2 years old) He would count backwards and forwards to a hundred in several languages at those ages. He very quickly, age 3-4, grasped the basic concept of math- i.e. 5x5 is 5 fives and has used those skills to progress quickly through the math curriculum. Because he intrinsically made those connections, math up to this point has been super easy for him (now first grade). He loves big numbers and loves you to ask him math questions. He will beg us to. He enjoys doing number combinations or making up math word-type problems- like half half 16 x 4. He loves numbers and therefore math. His teacher has worked with him separately to come up with different ways to represent math problems and numbers. I think most of it, he is still fairly bored and does the work quickly but because he enjoys math, it hasn't become too much of an issue. Our worry is more than when it comes to math that is challenging, he won't know how to work to achieve mastery since it's all come so easy to him so far. No real advice other than that's been our concern and we've been open and honest with his teacher(s)/school about it. They also share the same possible concern but not much we can do until we get to that point Having our first grader do algebra really isn't the solution either.[/quote]

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