| Skipping a grade may be a good option for some | | | | Preparing Your Child |
| parents, while some may see it as short cutting a | | | | Parental guidance is necessary if you aim to help |
| child's education. This is a big decision, one that | | | | your child skip a grade. The child may have to |
| should consider if a child is ready to adjust to a | | | | dedicate more study hours to get a firm grasp of |
| new environment, where he or she may be the | | | | the subjects that he plans to skip. You should get |
| youngest in the class. Skipping a grade usually | | | | a copy of the textbook that the school uses for |
| happens during elementary or middle school and | | | | these subjects and guide your child in his studies. |
| should only be done if a child is willing to do so. | | | | Skipping a grade not only benefits a family in |
| First of all, consult the school's guidance counselor | | | | terms of the financial savings, but it will also give |
| to know more about the process, and to assess | | | | some advantages to your child. It can give him |
| if your child deserves to be accelerated. Usually, | | | | the confidence, knowing that he excels |
| schools have a set of guidelines, such as testing | | | | academically. It can also offer more opportunities |
| procedures to check if the child deserves to skip | | | | for him, such as scholarships, and can prepare him |
| a grade because of academic excellence. | | | | better for more challenges in life. The discipline it |
| The regulations differ from one school district to | | | | takes to study on his own and to succeed in |
| another - while some may be quite relaxed in | | | | passing his tests is a good exercise in life values, |
| conducting the process, others may take a strict | | | | that he can take with him as he grows up. |
| stance in making sure the child qualifies. Most | | | | Skipping a grade, however, should only be |
| schools, however, will give a test on knowledge | | | | encouraged if your child is ready for it and realizes |
| and comprehension on the subjects that your | | | | the demands of such a challenge. It is a good way |
| child may skip. If the student shows enough | | | | to challenge your child, but if your child shows |
| comprehension on major subjects such as English, | | | | some resistance to it, offer other ways to |
| Social Studies, Science and History, the child may | | | | challenge him academically. |
| be allowed to move on to the next level. | | | | |