Thank you for your response. They do sound low don't they? We are in Ontario, Canada and those expectations are for the entire province. We live in an area where children have educational advantages.
You are right to mention "educational disadvantage" though. Our province changed the K curriculum because it wanted to ensure that all students started grade one on the same footing. I don't know if this is like "No Child Left behind" in the United States but they are trying to raise the scores of children who attend schools in disadvantaged areas on a Province wide standardize test taken in grade 3.
Most of the parents here, who have the same cultural and socio economic background as we do, are happy with what they are learning in kindergarten. When the discuss their child's progress I can't participate because it's awkward.
DD's teacher has said so far that her academic skills are extremely high. It's scary realizing that she is not like everyone else.
