hmmm timely thread- thank you for sharing experiences everyone- I've got a bright 4 yo with an August bday, and have heard feedback from well meaning family that he should skip Kindergarten.
He does have some good skills, is social, listens/follows directions well, but he's not reading fluently and although he is in a good pre-k, I am worried he lacks experience of schoolday structure/routines...ex- the bus, going to gym class, recess, etc. It would all be new to him.
He is physically advanced gross motor wise, draws people with hands, feet, neck, torso, ears, etc etc, and wrote his first sentence last week while I was in the shower- 'So, I luv u'- put it on a drawing, wrote Mama on it and slid it under the door- a love letter for me.
It is hard to know what to do!
