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I am the PP with a son who read Harry Potter in 1st grade. If you really want to know, at that age he also read Beowulf (Morpurgo version), Roald Dahl's autobiographies for kids, and the Longest Day, a book for grow-ups about D-Day. Besides all the usual stuff like Wimpy Kid and Calvin and Hobbes, etc.He tried reading A Brief History of Time, but didn't have the necessary physics background. 
My son is 2E, he is gifted and also has learning disabilities.

I get the Harry Potter eye-roll all the time, particularly from people who should know better such as teachers and principals. Some people cannot accept that there is a wide range of human ability, and that we should nurture all these inquisitive young minds at whatever level they're at.

My 4 year old daughter is more typical, and is nowhere near reading yet. She can add and subtract, though!

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I remember you!  You've often bragged on here about your son reading The Longest Day in first grade.  [b]Ridiculousness.[/b][u]  Yes, he may have read it but he couldn't get the depth and understanding about it because he would not have the life experiences to comprehend it.  Could he get an overview, yes.  The eye rolls are warranted and will keep coming your way.[/quote]

His teachers have found his book reports on these works "exceptional". Those that allow him to do this, that is. Like in all things in life, a black and white vision will restrict your understanding of the world. I'm not claiming that a child can relate to advanced topics in the same way an adult can. But I know that my son understands the plot, major characters and motivations in each book he's read. We discuss them, he reads similar works on the same topics, he watches the movies, basically he'll talk your ear off.

But you don't get it, and that's fine. One day, if you have an atypical child, or if your child has an atypical child, please remember not to scoff. Accept them for who they are.
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You're right.  I don't get it.  Neither do you, I'm afraid.[/quote]

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