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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here..

If we send him on time as planned, what are some specific skills we can work with him on this year so he can succeed? We are already in a competitive district. He's in a part time play based preschool and has been since age 1.

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Know all his numbers, letters, shapes and colors.  Start reading (sight or phonics) and hopefully reading before K.  Also, start with basic writing skills and basic math.  Tons of workbooks and online apps.  Endless reader is a fun app for starting to read. [/quote]

These are all things that kids will learn in kindergarten if they don't know it going in.  There's no reason to push all this stuff seriously, but just incorporating it into play will prepare your son enough and he'll be ready to learn it in kindergarten.  Reading and writing are developmental skills so just expose your child to lots of books and drawing and go from there.  Plenty of kids who aren't reading before kindergarten develop into amazing readers when they're ready.[/quote]

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