I definitely learned to read before kindergarten, because I remember having to leave kindergarten for special reading classes (I think there were one or two others along with me) when everyone else was having a storybook read to them by the teacher. But I can't remember the transition between not being able to read and reading.
My school tried to accomodate students with advanced skills, but occaisonally there were teachers who didn't like the hassle. In 4th grade, I was assigned to a 6th grade English class, then demoted to 5th grade English, but somehow in the 5th grade they made me take it over again with the flimsy excuse "we have new textbooks." They continued to give me special advanced spelling lessons however.
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My school tried to accomodate students with advanced skills, but occaisonally there were teachers who didn't like the hassle. In 4th grade, I was assigned to a 6th grade English class, then demoted to 5th grade English, but somehow in the 5th grade they made me take it over again with the flimsy excuse "we have new textbooks." They continued to give me special advanced spelling lessons however.