Pre JK Prepardness for 3.5yr old?

[jammiesandtea]

I agree with the other ladies, private school or homeschooling may give your son more of the individualized programming and instruction that he'll need. I was at a similar level as a child, reading at essentially an adult level before kindergarten, etc, and my parents were approached about skipping me past a grade a few times, which they declined because they felt it was better for me socially to remain with the kids my age rather than shoved in with older kids (and I agree, given their options at the time). I was given some enrichment work over the years, and exempted from all the weekly spelling tests, etc, along with given the opportunity to help other students, as a means of keeping me stimulated. These things helped, but there were many times I was bored silly.

If I had a child as bright as yours clearly is, I'm not sure I would entrust the public school system alone to educate him in their main stream.

If testing for giftedness has a waiting time, I would look into it now so that he could be tested before entering school, and so that you could be given all of the options for keeping him enriched and educated at a level that corresponds with his abilities. Actually, if it were me personally, I would want the control of homeschooling him myself, with the additions of whatever other programs or supports were available to us to supplement where needed.