I would like to ask that he not have to complete reading and phonics instruction. But what should he do instead?
Our son "tested out" of that part of first grade. First ask that your child be given the end-of-the-year test for phonics/reading instruction to determine he knows all the material. Then ask for the second grade end-of-the-year test for language arts, and so on. Once your child hits an 80% or below grade on that, you know the grade in which they need to be instructed. From that point, I would request the school allow a pull-out for the language arts instruction to attend a the correct level class, perhaps with an aide.
Unfortunately, writing instruction is often part of the language arts (reading) instruction and so if your child is lagging in that, you may want a tutor to help.
