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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually the higher expectations of a W school are precisely why we will stay in SS. My kid could meet them but I think the early years need more play time not more academic enrichment. He doesn’t need to do algebra at age six just because he can - there is time enough for that. We are trying to avoid the pressure cooker environment, and if that means he is a bit bored sometimes, so be it. [/quote]

To answer the OP's question, at my kid's focus school in SS, I've observed teachers swapping kids for reading groups (room to room) and there were some kids reading well above the 2nd grade level when starting Kindergarten.  So they accommodate.

Also, remember that learning to read is not linear, so some kids will enter Kindergarten not reading and be reading at a 2nd grade or higher level in a short period of time.  Some kids are just not ready to read (maturity, attention span, etc.) until later, so there will be more peers as your child gets older.[/quote]

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