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There is absolutely nothing wrong with Aiden taking the normal math sequence in school. It’s not a race.

My oldest did enter kindergarten reading chapter books. They did not skip her into 4th grade reading. 
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If Aiden already knows how to multiply fractions, the teacher should at least give him some challenge problems and not make him slog through the same basic worksheets as the kids who don't understand the material.  A good teacher should do a pre-test and give appropriate enrichment materials to the kids who already know the content being taught.  If Aiden is so far ahead that it's appropriate to skip him, then school should do that.  They shouldn't try to scrutinize why he's that far ahead or whether skipping him is "fair" to everyone else.  Kids should not be placed in a class in which they will learn absolutely nothing.

My kid entered K reading around the same level as yours.  They didn't skip him ahead, but they did group him in a much higher reading group and let him read things at his level.  It would have accomplished nothing, other than making him hate school, if he had to slog through BOB books with the rest of the class. [/quote]

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