I work in a second grade classroom, and many second graders cannot write quickly and most can read higher than they can write. My son (now 11) could read and process at an 8th grade level at age 8 (2nd grade) but his writing was WAY behind normal. When I asked him about your situation, he said that he would recommend going to first grade, because he remembers learning a lot about writing in 1st grade, and then skip 2nd grade and go to 3rd because 2nd is a repeat of 1st. I think he is right on, but all school districts are different, as are schools within districts, and teachers within schools. It is hard, isn't it?
Edited to add: His main area of interest is history, so during the summer between 2nd and 3rd grades, I let him pick a topic of choice (USS Intrepid was the winner) and we researched like crazy and wrote a paper, all of which he enjoyed but it didn't help him writing at all - eventually, he caught up with his peers in this area. I dont think "tutoring" him in this area would have been beneficial because in his words "he would have rather been playing." I dont think a child has to be brilliant in everything???
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