my oldest son would sound out/sight read many, many words and would read entire childrens’ books to me at 2 yrs. old — when I sent him to pre-school at 3, they had to “bump” him up to the next class because he would read off all the lessons on the easel before the teachers could get a chance ... he got skipped up again from 4th to 6th ... some kids just have that gift — I don’t think they’re from Mars ... seriously
Nei9ther do I, I’m happy for you that your child was treated as a genius rether than a misfit.....for too often brilliant kids are mishandled by the modern school system....they sit bored to death day after day learning nothing. They (me) sometimes become troublesome and cause mayhem in the class. Congratulate your school staff that they advanced your child, God bless him/her and may he/she really contribute to humanity with their gift.
I learned to read on my own and could read quite well at 4 yrs. My mother took me to the library and I had a library card before I entered Kindergarten. I was bored silly by the Dick and Jane books.
I share a birthday with the child — day, obviously, not year — and was also reading at the same age.
School was a nightmare, even though I skipped a grade - -
I was often treated as a misfit, and it got worse when my abilities (in math) didn’t match across the board.