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Age Cut off for Kindergarten
Asked by R.J. from Boston
on April 17, 2008
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My son's birthday is October 5th, which means that he will miss the age cut off for the Westborough kindergarten by about a month. For a while this wasn't too much of...
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- I have read a lot of the replies and people have a lot of insight for you! I am going to give you my opinion as a Kindergarten teacher AND a mom. Let him be a kid. ...
- Hi R., we will face the same quandary, our daughters birthday is Sept 29. What has helped me is thinking about where do we want her to be in high school. I have no d...
- Many private kindergartens won't let them start unless they meet the cutoff. One thing that I have talked extensively with teachers about (because my daughter was in ...
Bored in Kindergarten-Help!
Asked by A.M. from Cleveland
on February 12, 2008
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My son is half way through his Kindergarten year and is bored already. At the first term Parent/Teacher conference his teacher told me she could tell he picked up on ...
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- The strength of Kindergarten is that every child will thrive! Your child has a strong literacy and probably numeracy sense, as well. It is evident that you have alre...
- I am a certified teacher and now a stay at home mom. First, I would ask the teacher if there are any first grade classrooms in which your child could visit for readin...
- Have you considered Montessori school, or homeschooling. There are online homeschool programs if you want to follow a curriculum. Ohio Virtual Academy is one.
Just Started Kindergarten
Asked by M.F. from Norfolk
on October 13, 2009
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Hello,
My son started Kindergarten this year. He did go to preschool last year. Over the summer we kept practising his letters. Now I just found out from the teache...
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- M., This is something that you may need to bring to the teachers attention. I know if I was your son's teacher, I would want to know that he feels that I do not like...
- Set up a parent teacher conference and explain to her how sensitive your son is and that her reaction when he couldn't write his name shattered his confidence. Explain...
- Hi M.! We had a similar experience with my now 3rd grader. She was doing the same things your son is doing. We just kept encouraging her (however painful, and there...
Anyone Know of a Preschool for Highly Gifted Children?
Asked by L.Y. from Los Angeles
on September 23, 2008
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Hi,
I live in Studio City and was wondering if anyone knew of any PRESCHOOLS or toddler programs that deal with highly gifted children. I know of kindergartens and e...
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- Hi, I am writing to you as the mother of an 11 year old gifted child (and to other bright and challenging boys) I also have a masters in education. My first impuls...
- This is an interesting request. How do you know you little one is "gifted"? Have you read about Bertie a charter in Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful books. These ...
- Testing a preschooler just does not provide an accurate IQ, so I highly doubt there would be a preschool that specialized in highly gifted kids. I just had my 4 year o...
Should I Hold Back on Kindergarten a Year or Not?
Asked by P.L. from San Diego
on April 30, 2008
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My son will be 5 this week and have him set up to start kindergarten in August. I just have been having this nagging feeling like I should not start him this year. Let...
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- Hi P., I have an almost 5 year old too, and ditto with your scenario minus the only child. We took my son to child developement professional to see what his develo...
- You know your son better than anyone. If you feel it best to hold him back, do it! I strongly recommend it. I have been teaching preschool for 7 years and no parent...
- P., I feel for you its a hard choice, my advice would be listen to your gut. My sons birthday is in the middle of June. He started Kindergarten in the fall, Kindergart...
Scared About Kindergarten - and My Son Is Only 3!
Asked by L.D. from Dallas
on September 12, 2011
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My son has a May birthday. I am a former teacher and know that little boys with spring and summer birthdays often have a hard time their first few years in school - th...
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- My son turned 5 this year he could have started school, but I noticed a few years ago he just wasn't handling some situations well. So I held him out this year. But ...
- The thought I ALWAYS have with questions like this is why expect them to fail before they even get the chance to succeed? Kids have a huge mental growth spurt during t...
- Sounds like you have a wonderfully spirited little boy who is curious about the world around him! I think you have the right idea about putting him in a mom's day out...
How to Further Challenge My Gifted 3 Year Old
Asked by N.J. from Chicago
on April 16, 2007
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My daughter is 3 years old and is very gifted in the area of letters and reading. Before she turned 2 years old she surprised one day. She pointed to a letter in a b...
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- Keep doing what you are already doing. Kids under the age of 5 are little sponges. That is one reason they recommend teaching foreign language to young children. They...
- Great responses so far. Don't try to hold her back by any means, but don't pressure her either. You might want to google the concept of "un-schooling" if you aren't f...
- Hi Jenny, At this point, I would say to just spend time encouraging your daughter to do things that she enjoys. Our son is 22 months old and he knows all his color...
Gifted Tests
Asked by J.P. from Sarasota
on March 24, 2010
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Hi Everyone!! My Five year old is very smart and is doing very well in school-- she is going to be given an intelligence test- - any idea what is on the test?? Is tha...
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- It really varies. You should ask the school/Teacher, whomever is giving the test. Is it being given at your request or the Teacher's? Sometimes, they don't always...
- Hi J., I am a Gifted teacher in Florida. It can vary what will be on the test, depending on which one will be given. There's nothing she can study for it. But I ...
- Of course it is a good thing if they think she should have an IQ test! It won't be putting anything else on her plate just to have the test and once the results are i...
Mothers of ADHD or Gifted boys...Help!
Asked by R.L. from Tulsa
on July 1, 2009
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My question is to moms of ADHD or gifted boys...Can you tell me some behaviors they showed at various ages that you look back on now as being red flags? Any age would ...
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- Hey rachel my name is K. and I dont know too much about add or adhd but they thought my son had it he is almost 8 now and he is so much better. I work at home with a ...
- Yep, your life will be very interesting. I raised a gifted son and daughter (school tested-not my diagnosis, only a year apart in age and all I ever had). The testing ...
- I am not a mother of ADHD or gifted boys but I am a mother of 2 wonderful sons. In hope to answer your question there are some tests that can be given by a Child Psyc...
Gifted Child
Asked by C.C. from Jacksonville
on June 2, 2011
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nevermind. goodness me.
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- I think it's better to save all that money for college. Future employers aren't really going to care about primary school, but secondary and post-secondary education w...
- Perhaps you could have her come proof this post, it is very unreadable. So I pretty much scanned it. You have gone on ad nauseam about her reading skills, her art ...
- Wow!! Does you daughter throw tantrums also like you do??? ***************************** There is a lot you need to consider about skipping grades. Look to her f...
