Should my child repeat kindergarten?

rockycreek · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

My son turned 5 last year just two weeks before kindergarten started. He
didn't go to preschool and I had no idea how much was expected of a
kindergartener these days(he's my only child). During his first two weeks,
he as tested and it was recommended that he be put in a program called
EIP(early intervention program) since he was not performing on grade
level. After 4 months of school, he was tested again and was performing
on grade level, but it was recommended that he stay in EIP for the
remainder of the year. His teacher has assured me that he will pass on to
1st grade, but I am worried about letting him go on to there. He is still
not as advanced as some of the other kids in his class. He is one of the
youngest ones in there and has a hard time trying to keep up with the
rest. They know more "sight" words than him, some can read, and do other
things that he cannot yet. Has anyone else ever had this problem. I just
want him to be really prepared for 1st grade and not have to struggle in
there also. Thanks for any comments or suggestions.

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Mark Peters · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 31

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"rockycreek" wrote:

> My son turned 5 last year just two weeks before kindergarten started. He
> didn't go to preschool and I had no idea how much was expected of a
> kindergartener these days(he's my only child). During his first two weeks,
> he as tested and it was recommended that he be put in a program called
> EIP(early intervention program) since he was not performing on grade
> level. After 4 months of school, he was tested again and was performing
> on grade level, but it was recommended that he stay in EIP for the
> remainder of the year. His teacher has assured me that he will pass on to
> 1st grade, but I am worried about letting him go on to there. He is still
> not as advanced as some of the other kids in his class. He is one of the
> youngest ones in there and has a hard time trying to keep up with the
> rest. They know more "sight" words than him, some can read, and do other
> things that he cannot yet. Has anyone else ever had this problem. I just
> want him to be really prepared for 1st grade and not have to struggle in
> there also. Thanks for any comments or suggestions.
>

There are no hard and fast rules. Your son will always be one of the
youngest children in his class. In the area where I live, many boys with
July and August birthdays spend an additional year in preschool and
start kindergarten at age 6. The closer their birthdays are to September
1 the more likely they are to spend an additional year in preschool.
However, every child is unique. You need to have a frank discussion with
his teacher as to how he is doing in class, both academically and
physically, compared to the other students. If he wishes to participate
in extra-curricular activities later on, he will be competing with other
students. Some of these students will be a year bigger and older. If you
are going to give him a year to mature, the earlier the better.

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