Hi everyone.

I have a question for all the parents that have older toddlers.

My daughter just turned 3. She reads amazingly well. Her Montessori teacher said she is
on a 2nd-3rd grade reading level. However, my daughter does not want anything to do with numbers.
She can count from 1-12. She can read the word of any number but if I put any numerical number, for instance 23, in front of her she just stares at it.

She learned to read very quickly with YBCR and YCCR. She advanced very quickly and grasped it easily.
I find math is extremely difficult with her. Has anyone else gone through this?
Any suggestion?

Thanks!!!

Sorry for the typos. Using the iPad. :/

I toured one Pre-school today that has a set curriculum. I think my daughter is too advanced for them.
She would be placed in a room with 2.5 -3 year olds and learn 1 letter a week, 1 shape a week, etc.! She has known her ABC's since she was 15 months old! I asked the Director what they would do for an advanced child and she said they wod give her the "workbooks" the older kids use! I looked at the older books and it was still pretty basic, 2-3 letter sight words and phonetic practice, etc. So I think she would be bored there. I had my daughter with me and she was definitely not socialized like the other kids. She was afraid to go near the kids and teachers and only wanted to play with the blocks and books with "Mommy"!
She was also over stimulated there with all the noise going on!

There are 2 other pre-schools that claim to do an "early learning" curriculum in the area. I'm going to check those out. But I'm starting to think pre-school is definitely not for her!!

She gets scared around other relatives she hasn't seen in awhile! She is shy with almost everyone! I'm online now looking for other play groups to get her involved with. I contacted a couple homeschool groups.

Hopefully this is just a stage. She was such an outgoing baby! It seems like her personality totally changes around others and she freezes up! I'm worried that when she get older she will still be like this. In our area in order for the child to get into the gifted programs they need to be tested. At this point she wouldn't be able to do it as she is so afraid of strangers. She would freeze up and it read a single word!

Thanks NPLight. I just PM'd you.

A article from USA today regarding the flu shot! Sudy from Dec 2012-Jan 2013.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2013/02/21/flu-vaccine-doesnt-work-over-65/1934651/

"When broken into age groups, the vaccine's overall effectiveness was:
6 months to 17 years, 58%.
18 to 49 years, 46%.
50 to 64 years, 50%.
65 and older, 9%."

58% is sure not enough protection to convince me that my daughter needs those toxic chemicals!

We don't vaccinate either. My 2 yo is extremely happy and healthy.
I would NEVER inject those chemicals onto her!
If your family asks again mention to them that the Doctors and Pharmaceutical companies have zero liability if your child gets injured from a vaccine.

If the Doctors mention it again, ask them to sign a Document guaranteeing that your child WOULD NOT have any side effects, mild or serious! Haha they will change the topic of the conversation REAL quickly!

I drew up my own document for my daughters pediatrician to sign when they were pushing the vaccinations. Of course they wouldn't sign it and they haven't brought up the topic since then!

Thanks for all of your opinions. My concern is that my daughter is EXTREMELY shy!
We do other activities such as ballet, swimming classes and story times at the library.
However, she is the shy kid in the groups. She clings onto me for dear life and won't let go of my hand the whole time! We is scared around other kids and adults.

I spoke to one pre-school today and they do a Montessori-type classroom. I'm going to visit tomorrow. The Director didn't really believe that my daughter was reading already. So I'm not sure if this Pre-school idea is going to work.

Does anyone have any homeschool websites that's state specific? I trying to connect with homeschool Mom's in my area to see what the opinion is on the local Pre-Schools and for general support.

Thanks again everyone! This forum is such a big help!

I just saw this post. How did you download the Spanish version? My daughter loves YBCR!

Congrats on the reading keep it going!

Sounds like your little one is bored. Is there any other way to show her some reading DVD's now? I started YBCR at 4 months old. When my daughter got bored we switched to other ways of learning. I put flash cards up all over the house and labeled everything! We concentrated on that for a couple weeks then went back to the YBCR.  She just turned 2 and can now read at an almost 6 year old level now.

Keep it fun and lots of praise!

Hi! I'm not sure if anyone can help me out. My daughter just turned 2.
She is now reading at almost a 6 year old level. She knows all her letters and the phonetic sounds. She knows how to count from 1-20 and is learning simple addition and subtraction now.
She knows basic shapes and most of her primary and secondary colors.
She is now learning how to write or draw her letters and numbers.

So now what do I do when it comes time for pre-school? Do I send her or just continue her education at home? I don't even know what to look for in a pre-school. She is doing work that most 5-6 year olds are doing in Kindergarten. I called a couple of local pre-schools in the area and I am awaiting calls backs. Do I mention to them that she is an early learner and what her abilities are? I'm totally lost about this. Part of me wants her to be socialized and go to pre-school and the other part wants to homeschool.
What has everyone's experience been with early learners and pre-school?