Puffin, DS will be 4 at the end of the month - he started reading around 2.5. And it would be one thing is the teacher didn't know he could read - but she does. In fact, she was one of the first people that told me he could read pretty much whatever you put in front of him...so I can't for the life of me understand why she would be making him do this phonics workbook. (apparently it is a series of workbooks, 1-6, which, when all are completed, are supposed to put a kid at a 1st-2nd grade reading level). Even at 4, I don't think that it's a big deal if he doesn't want to do the workbook...I just don't know why THAT is the workbook they are giving him, you know what I mean?
I am also really curious to know about others' experiences with montessori and the communication between teacher and parent. How much, if any?
I just meant that sometimes it is easier for an advanced child to play in a non-academic environment than be in an academic environment below their level.
