The best option is the 3rd grade advanced math, which is whole grade accelerated. I was told by the district people though, that they've never done it for anyone before, so why would they do this for us!
When advocating for your child, an answer to their question may be:
- You would choose to do this because it is in the
best interests of this child.
- It is the best way to meet this child's
needs for math education.
- This child has demonstrated
readiness and
ability.
- And then you might share the
article with them, emphasizing that
appropriate placement at a child's zone of proximal development provides more than an opportunity for a child to learn academics... it provides the child with the opportunity to learn important life skills (those skills being the
10 points made in the article).