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There are two ways
By josephineg

to answer this question: the long way and the short way.

The long way is to read "A Nation Deceived" which largely talks about the many, many benefits of acceleration.

The short way is to just accelerate
her. You are correct. She probably won't learn anything new in kindergarden and would be bored. If she is gifted, she already will be having an experience that is far different from her age-peers. The social ramifications will be worse (trust me, read the publication above) if you put her into kindergarten, since she will have a greater struggle in relating to and socializing with

students who are not her mental-peers. I suspect that there will be a lot of fun things to do in first grade for her, hopefully new and challenging things. With her IQ and Montessori experience, she might even find first grade boring and not challenging enough.

You might also check out SENG, Serving the Emotional Needs of the Gifted, which has a web site, annual conference, etc. Having spoken to many gifted adults, some of whom were accelerated, they all were happy that they had been, and did not regret it. Research shows that the gifted usually wish they had been accelerated MORE, not less.

All the best.