Our meeting went well; it is clear the school does not have much experience with "precocious readers" but they want to do the right thing for our daughter.
Here is my question of you guys---there was some talk of skipping right to first grade, but the unofficial plan was to have her go to a first grade class for all of her "language arts" activities, but still be a kindergartener. This seemed like a good plan to me, but I asked to mull it over. Well, today I saw the literacy coach in the hall and she said she had been giving the situation a lot of thought, had talked to her assistant, and both she and the asst. had been in similar situations as children----went to a higher grade for reading---and "it was not a good experience." She said she thinks our daughter should just stay in kindergarten all the time "to have that kindergarten experience and feel like she really belongs." She added they (the school) will do what we want, which is good.
But this threw me---it seems to keep her all the time in kindergarten to have the "experience" is asking her to be someone she is not. She is reading at late first grade/early second grade level and very motivated . But maybe I am not seeing this clearly? Anyone who has had a child in a similar situation, I would appreciate hearing input. THank you! Jean
