Just in case people are questioning you on the wisdom of grade-skipping, here is a quote from an article on the subject at the following link:
http://challenging-gifted-children.suite101.com/article.cfm/grade_skipping_misconceptions "Another meta-analysis by James Kulik and Chen-Lin Kulik of 26 long-term studies of accelerated students found that gifted students who skipped grades academically outperformed gifted students who were not accelerated without negative social or emotional outcomes. For most highly gifted students exhibiting indicators of probable success, acceleration obviously
does not result in either meaningful education gaps or damage to the social and emotional development of the gifted child."
I would also point out benefits of grade-skipping. It seems common sense that children who are never challenged throughout their 13 years of school grow used to everything being easy. A 5th grade child would never be asked to spend a year doing first grade work, so a 1st grader who is performing at a 5th grade level would naturally suffer if asked to do only work at the 1st grade level.
The experience of being presented with challenges is necessary for children to be able to develop coping strategies necessary for success at later, more challenging experiences such as at college or in a career.
