Can a child skip kindergarten & would you recommend it?
My son is turning 3 in 3 months & is extremely advanced in a lot of aspects. Some examples include but aren’t limited to •He can correctly identify the alphabet both uppercase & lowercase as well as the sounds they make. •He can spell multiple small 3-5 letter words such as cat, dog, mom, dad, apple, pet, ect. •If you say a word he doesn’t already know how to spell he can can tell you what letter it starts with & ask how to spell it. •He knows his full name & can write it out his first & middle name. (We are still working on his last name it’s very long & spelt ridiculously) •He knows all the basic colors(red, yellow, blue, pink, brown, black, grey, white, purple, orange, green) & can correctly identify the difference between light & dark.(Ex. Light blue & dark blue) • He knows an extensive amount of vehicles & can correctly identify them.(Ex. He’s not just identifying that this is a plane but this is a seaplane, this is a jet, this is a commercial plane, ect ect) •He knows a lot of animals & what sounds they make.(Including identifying extinct ones like dinosaurs like pterodactyl, tyrannosaurus rex, brachiosaurus, velociraptor, ect ect) •His vocabulary is very advanced for his age & he’s using complete sentences with the correct verbs,adjectives, & nouns for what he’s trying to say.
He’s always been fairly advanced for the age group he is in & as he’s growing older he’s just becoming more advanced. So my husband & I have been looking for advanced programs for kindergarten but the closest one to us is over 2 hours away. There are several advanced classes for 1st grade in our area though.
My question is if he keeps advancing at the rate he is can he skip kindergarten altogether & would anyone recommend it? Would it be better for us to relocate so he can be in an advanced learning program in kindergarten? Would he be fine in a regular kindergarten classroom & move into an advanced program in first grade after kindergarten? Any advice based on other parent’s/teacher’s experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Edited to correct an error in age.