dd is 3.5 and just exited early intervention for a severe speech delay (its amazing how fast they catch up once they can actually hear!) as part of her leaving the system she had to have a full assessment and I'm glad she did because it brought up some interesting issues. One of which is she already has a lot of the skills necessary to graduate kindergarten and still has more then a year before starting. At her exit IEP I asked how they would be accommodating her as I don't want her to get bored and give up on school within a few weeks of starting and there only solution was to put her in 1st grade classes or higher depending on where she's functioning when the time comes because GATE classes do not even start till 4th grade in our district. I don't see us moving to a better school district in the next year and the only way HS'ing is going to happen is if I can pay a family to do it for me. They had a regular ed teacher at the IEP who they decided would be dd's K teacher because of other issues that the teacher was familiar with that dd has when the time comes but I was not at all impressed with her. Any suggestions on what to do? The only private school around here is out of the question. Its more then my rent for tuition each month and I'm not impressed with the kids I see coming out of there. Its probably to soon to worry about it but a year really isn't that far away and if I need to start saving/get on a waiting list I'd like to do it now.
ps: the school was bragging that next yr they will only have 20 students to a kindergarten class. That seems like a horrible number! I really don't think there should be more then 5-8 children per teacher/aid/whoever. Am I dreaming that I might actually one day see that ratio? That's what it was in my early years before my parents moved to this school district but that was over 20 years ago
ps: the school was bragging that next yr they will only have 20 students to a kindergarten class. That seems like a horrible number! I really don't think there should be more then 5-8 children per teacher/aid/whoever. Am I dreaming that I might actually one day see that ratio? That's what it was in my early years before my parents moved to this school district but that was over 20 years ago
I don't think it's wise to put a child up a year or worse, two, except when they are older perhaps. You have to think about this, do you want your kid graduating HS and going to college when they are 16? My dd is right at grade level, but I do know some moms whose kids are/were writing and reading at age 3..and in MY experience from THEIR kids...usually by grade 2, the 'average' kids have caught up to the more advanced kids and they are challanged more. Early reading, verbal skills, etc are not a good indication of I.Q. as ironic as it may sound. But, you know your child best too. You could try to find a program in a Montessori school or a private K. where your dd is allowed to go at her own pace, that way she is challanged and not 'bored'. In my dd's first grade class there are kids reading at 3rd-4th grade levels, kids who can do long division...and the teacher does try to accomodate their level of skills. Just because one can read at 4th grade level in 1st grade does NOT mean they would be better off in a higher grade at that age. There are many other factors..their age level and maturity, their social skills.
