I jumped straight to second grade at the age of six because I already read fluently (in two alphabets, learnt the first at age 4, the second at age 5), could write ok and math was easy to me. I remember being bored in kindergarten. I think my grandma taught me how to read but i don&#x27;t remember well. My parents say I was always playing with their books.<p>I remember I could easily read single words but not whole texts until I had some kind of revelation one day. Then I started to read texts as well and fast as any adult.<p>Having already read tens of books (it was my favorite activity, before I got a playstation) before getting to school I had a clear advantage that remained until high school. I didn&#x27;t turn out a bookworm, although I have always been TERRIBLE at sports (who cares...).<p>I strongly believe that having a child in constant contact with books at an early age (you don&#x27;t even need to be there) will help him develop better on the intellectual side.