Lauren,
It's possible that your child wasn't tested on what was expected at start of kindergarten, but rather on what is expected by end of kindergarten. For reasons that continue to make no sense to me whatsoever, children wishing to be admitted to something "early" are often asked to show skills well beyond average expectation. Fifth graders in our district are given the opportunity to take a test in the spring to see if they can bypass sixth grade math and go straight to seventh. However, the test that these fifth graders take is *significantly* more difficult than the end of the year sixth grade test. When I questioned this, I was told that they are looking for students who are "two years ahead" (Hmmm. Wouldn't those students be better served in 8th grade math???). I know this general idea has been addressed on other threads. I "get it", but I don't get it.
Taminy
