second-grade level might have students of any age, including young students who are already skilled in writing, age-typical students, and older students who are still developing their writing skills. During the next teaching period, a different group of students would assemble for another subject. Advanced class – Used for a student who is notably advanced in a single subject, this involves changing a student's class assignment for that single subject. For example, an eighth-grade student might take a math class with ninth graders, but the rest of the student's classes are with the age-typical peers. Enrichment programs – Instead of accelerating faster, the student joins a program that enriches the standard curriculum by going deeper or adding extra projects. Resistance American schools may oppose grade skipping, or limit it to one or at the most two grades, regardless of the student's academic and social situation. There is no research that supports these limits, and the decision to limit grade skipping is mostly based on the intuition of school personnel. Refusing to promote the student to an appropriate level can result in social isolation and educational underachievement. See also Early entrance to college Redshirting (academic) – postponing the start of school, for children who are socially or academically less prepared for kindergarten References External links Iowa Acceleration Scale – paper-and-pencil tool designed to help educators gather relevant information and conduct a team meeting with educators, administrators, and parents to determine if grade skipping is a good match for a particular student Early entrance to kindergarten Social Educational Emotional Development Early entrance to college "Grade Skipped and Successful" - A list of prominent people who skipped at least one year of school and went on to achieve some notable success Gifted education