Timing and Other Factors
Grade acceleration is easiest to implement through an early start to school by either entering kindergarten a year early or skipping kindergarten into grade 1 directly. By starting the child ahead many of the problems associated with grade skipping, such as leaving friends behind or knowledge gaps, are avoided.
Sometimes the grade skip occurs at the end of an academic year, such that the student advances two grades. Grade skips are also successful at mid-year.
Other key factors to a successful grade skip include the desire of the student, the receptivity of the receiving teacher, and whether a sibling is in the old or new grade. All these factors have been studied and organized into a survey called The Iowa Acceleration Scale, which when completed yields a recommendation on whether or not to accelerate.
Read more about this topic: Grade Skipping
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