They said it wouldn't even make sense to put him in a group of 2nd graders for reading because he is so far above that.
I disagree with this. In every class you will have some working at grade level, some behind, and some ahead. By putting him with the 2nd graders there is a better chance of finding someone working closer to his level and therefore someone he could potentially be grouped with. Clearly not the ideal scenario but possibly an improvement from the current one.
I am starting the think this way too, rdrsquared. Before DS5 started kindergarten, we were told by our K-2 center team that based on his test results, he would need differentiation even if he were in 2nd grade, so he may as well get differentiation in kindy. Seemed fair enough, especially since DS needed to learn to write and to "do school." But then I thought he would at least be getting something closer to what he needs if he were in the 2nd grade class for some subjects, and it would probably be easier for the teacher to differentiate a little bit rather than 2-3 grades, and it is much more likely that there are kids at similar levels there. I still have the worries about DS not being able to write as well as the older kids, but it didn't take much to learn how to "do school." We're in the process of brainstorming ideas for our conference next week, and I think I'm going to push for this, since it doesn't seem like they're differentiating at all so far in kindy.
