Just curious what people think about gifted children skipping Kindergarten. I am sure it is different for each child. We are planning to have DS4 tested in the spring shortly before turning 5. We had him meet with a psychologist the other day. She just talked with me and him, did a little math and reading with him. Then she asked me privately about whether I thought about early entrance for him. He is in pre-k now a couple days a week and is starting to get the structure of it all, which he needs to get at this point. At this point in the year, I can't imagine putting him in K. Then she also mentioned maybe skipping K next year. I am just not sure about it all. He keeps talking about wanting to go to K. I don't know what LOG he is yet, but I am assuming that he is HG. I could be underestimating. Really I don't know where he is at. My guess is he is reading at 5th grade level (with great expression...he corrects me if I read with the wrong intonation). Does math probably at a 2nd grade level I am guessing. Writes maybe at a 2nd grade level. Spelling at least a 3rd grade level. I could be off but those are my best bets, so thinking about K for him in the fall is a little overwhelming. Who knows what other things he will learn in the next 9 months? Anyone had good/bad experiences with this. Just interested in some other thoughts on this.
