Hi- I'm new to this forum. My son is 5 and entering K in the fall. I have always thought he was a smart baby/toddler/ kid. He starting talking at 7 months. Had about 100 words at 12 months (Spanish 40% and English 60%). Has always spoke clearly and great grammar in Spanish. At 18 months knew colors, shapes, alphabet, numbers (s and e). By 2, only played with jigsaw puzzles and books. Soon after 2, we realized he was memorizing lots of stuff- all his books and would correct you when you read, music lyrics and instrument sounds and composers. He started spelling at 3. Thus, we knew he could read. His teachers recognized his memory and reading abilities, the first week of 4 yr preschool (they sent home books). Btw, I never did sight words or workbooks with him. Also, he is always the peacemaker and tries to help anyone who is sad and having a hard time. With me he is really mouthy and argumentative with huge emotional swings. He does better if i keep him with a structured day. So, at the end of the year parent- teacher conference, his teachers told me they are concerned about next year. That we need to make sure B has a teacher that challenges him or he will cause trouble. That Kindergarten is going to be a very hard year (because B is also very social and active. Also, he doesn't want to do worksheets that "he already knows how to do". We have had some issues with this recently. ) this has lead me to start really worrying. All I want is for him to like school and do well, not have a bunch of problems with a bored kid. I was advised when the K teacher contacts me to write her back with my concerns. Any other thoughts/ suggestions?? (btw, school does have GT, but starts in 1st grade. They supposedly do computerized testing for reading and math 4 weeks into K.)
