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I don’t really know what you mean by the bolded. DD didn’t read an adult novel until 3rd grade I think.

She was at least 6 years ahead in reading at age 4 and she has remained that way. Her comprehension is extremely advanced and remarkable. I never said it wasn’t. I felt like I alluded to it enough when I described how she sat for hours at a time at barely two to listen to chapter books. We didn’t know it at the time. But if you’ve been around a lot of 2yos you learn that’s very abnormal! She has a high IQ, but how am I supposed to act? How are her teachers supposed to act? She’s just a kid. She goes to normal school. Her teachers were not about to give her a 6th grade curriculum so a good K curriculum was just as good as anything in between. We don’t have a gifted program so there isn’t any posturing to be had here. You all could learn to be a little more blasé if you ask me. [/quote]

You keep contradicting yourself.  That's why we're all confused.  Sometimes, you say your DD was reading or comprehending a 9th grade or perhaps adult novel (Lord of the Rings) as a 4 year old.  Other times, you say she was tested at a 6th grade reading level in K.  The first situation is significantly more advanced than the second.  A child "merely" reading at a 6th grade level in K could not have read or understood LotR in K, much less as a 4 year old.

I'm glad your child is fine being in regular school with regular kids.  Numerous studies have shown that most gifted kids do not function particularly well in a regular classroom.    [/quote]

I’ve never contradicted myself. You may be reading someone else thinking it’s me. I have no idea. I said she could read LOTR with her dad at age four. That I would not say it was her reading level at the time. But that she was at least a 6th grade level in K as tested by professionals. [/quote]

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