I recently read an article about parents that spent the summer getting their children "ready" for k. They hired private tutors for reading and math because they didn't want their children to be behind when they enter K. Has K really become that competitive?
I think it varies a lot by region and school. There's a first grade teacher I know and I overheard her telling someone else what kids are expected to know when they enter first grade and she said things like letters and letter sounds, threw me off a bit as DS5 is well past that point going into K.
On another forum I'm on parents say kids are expected to be a reader at the end of kindergarten, it varies so much.
