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Hi, hope you don't mind me offering an opinion!

We homeschool, and my son is in different grades in different subjects. He reads and comprehends very well, so he has already finished the year long Abeka Reading Comprehension program for 6th grade. He is actually in 5th grade in most other subjects, but is only doing 4th grade math.

When people ask him, he delights in saying "different grades"!!

Is there something that she is ahead a tiny bit on? Even if it was reading, if she is reading anything over a 4th grade level, she could use that to honestly say "different grades".

Could you explain the situation to the church and have them not ask in front of other people?

Another item about Abeka. It's good and through. But it's designed to keep a whole lot of kids busy for about 6 hours a day. It's totally classroom friendly, for the teacher that is. I have found that *some* of it is simply busy work, designed to keep a child busy in his desk while a teacher deals with other children who may be advanced or slower.

Have you looked at any other curriculums? I do like Abeka, and I think it's probably one of the most through out there, but sometimes, a family has different needs than a classroom.

Doing two years in one can be harder with Abeka, because it does entail so much busy work and to it's credit, it is so through. I don't know what state you are in, but it seems like if she does the work and passes that it wouldn't be a problem to do two years in one year.

Do you have a homeschool umbrella?