I may just decide to revisit the topic and include the study in my piece. My son, whose birthday is in September, has ADHD and started Adderall before school ended. Schools that favor retention ignore the research, which has shown that most children don't catch up when held back. Repeating kindergarten, preschool or even the first or second grade is often not a big deal and life goes on. For more parenting tips and tricks, find us on Pinterest: Are you a writer, expert, or influencer? He gets out of school in 3 weeks and we are just hearing about this issue. First Trimester To-Do List: Take Care of Yourself. May 30, 2013 #1 . Those books he flies through them because he satisfied the teacher. If it makes you feel better, I am POSITIVE you are doing the right thing. You may want to seek help from the school in having your child assessed for school readiness. He is very smart in my opinion, when he was 3 he could recite the pledge of allegiance and pledge to the Bible and much more. Some kids act younger than their peers because they are younger than most kids in the grade. It's also important to explain the plan to your child in a positive way, because your attitude will influence his. He ended up repeating Kindergarten and is doing great, having just finished 7th grade. Youd think given all the evaluations and so forth, that the school would back you. If a "growth year" is called for because of immaturity, and you choose to ignore the recommendation and move him into first grade at another school, there is significant likelihood that he will be . He has been diagnosed with ASD, is developmentally delayed and has ADHD. So now what should you do? And the social stigma of being held back can have a major impact on a child's attitude. That is not a requirement in Colorado we are told to have them at least know 30 of the 100 most frequently used words, and they should be able to read, but not fluently. Social interactment, discipline, only basic skills as for letters and numbers, and becoming more mature are the only skills needed for first grade. In most states, a child is not considered ready for first grade until he or she can read simple books. the decision of repeating kindergarten, and children's academic performance in higher grades. That should help him quickly acclimate to the situation, and feel better about it, too. They need specific intervention. Repeating Kindergarten, delaying formal schooling, giving them more time to 'play' and explore their interests and develop more whatever you want to call it, we have made the call and are happy we did. He puts together over 50 pieces puzzles by himself. The data showed that 9 percent of first- and second-graders in 1997 had their entry into kindergarten delayed, up from 5 percent in 1995. 4. These test results were always provided in graph format. Will your child benefit from being held back? The truth is you knew that it might come to this. Entering kindergarten children have already learned to appreciate the feel and look of books, and the sound of language. Some children would benefit from repeating kindergarten. She has fine motor and minor speech issues and is receiving OT help. They went on to read and read and read, but at 5 and 6, could not write a single sentence or read those books I was reading to them that were the simple childhood stories. Your use of the site indicates your agreement to be bound by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. But generally, if the school wants your child to go ahead, thats what will happen. ADHD is not a learning disability. Kindergarten students spend a great deal of time on their pre-reading and reading skills. Rather, it's about an overall picture of a child who may be too "young" -- physically, cognitively, socially or some combination thereof -- to thrive in first grade. What am I supposed to do though? Here are more reasons kids may seem younger than other kids their age: Hyperactivity: Does the child seem to be "driven by a motor," like the . For more than 20 years, Eileen Marzola has worked with children and adults with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders, and with their parents and teachers. They feel repeating would be a good option so his social/behavior/impulse control and executive functioning to catch up. At the end of the year, most of the children go to first grade. Some kids act younger than their peers because they are younger than most kids in the grade. Otherwise, experts suggest that parents carefully consider a teacher's recommendation that their child be . They did some testing prior to the start of the Every week! Weve read to him every day for long periods of time since he was 2 months old. I am a retired teacher, having taught 43 years, at the primary level and the middle school level. Data showed that the September-born children were 2.1 percent more likely to attend college compared to their August-born classmates. Age range. Lets follow Finlands example. We would re-run tests he had failed and realized there was a social issue to the testing he must of struggled with. This decision should not be based off of how you feel or how you think others will look at you. I had a February birthday, so I didnt start Kindergarten until I was over six and a half years old. Moms know their children better than anyone. etc. We missed the registration for pre-k by a week. Julie Rawe is the special projects editor at Understood. Holding back in failure of an entire school year that soon cannot be explained well or documented. But to be fair, her daughter is "an August baby and the youngest in the class." (June 7, 2012) http://www.change.org/petitions/help-children-succeed-make-kindergarten-mandatory-in-all-50-states, Mlyniec, Vicky. You knew that your child was close to the cut-off date for kindergarten. School will respect our decision at the end of the day, but I honestly did not realize we would feel this much lack of support. As a rule, school professionals strongly avoid this practice of . He will catch on that he was held back as he watches his friends move on. Emotional. The reason? We were told today that we should leave her back because she isnt progressing at the pace of other Kindergartners. Through the year he attended, we had several conferences to discuss his progress. Start . While lots of schools still have a primarily play-based curriculum and relaxed standards, more and more have implemented a more academic approach to kindergarten, not only to get young children better prepared for first grade, when reading and math really take off, but also in an effort to meet increasingly objective and consequential government standards. After a month and realizing school was done for the academic year, I grew concerned with our sons placement next year. The decision to hold a child backoften called " red-shirting . If you decide to have your child repeat the year, it's better to switch teachers or even schools. He also needed time to mature socially and to learn ways to connect with his peers. She scored green on 2/4, yellow on 1, and red on reading. All these things combined he has had a pretty tough Kindergarten. Every child is different. Backing up . A school psychologist should do a battery of tests to determine why a student isn't progressing. Your child may not mind this as much as you think. Should I trust the professionals or my instincts. His teacher has to repeat everything to him. Pros. My husband and I knew she wasnt doing well with reading so we recently enrolled her into the Sylvan Learning center. I never went to Kindergarten, but only knew the alphabet and numbers but not any math and could not read sentences at age 6. In her defense they JUST started really reading. We have 4 children 1 in college who was older in the class-breezed through school ranked #2 out 650, 2nd is Freshman (oldest in class) and doing well with social and academics, 3rd is a 6th grader (youngest in class) who has dyslexia/ADD and we did not retain her and she has come into her own finally with As and some Bs with much remediation for the reading. You have some options. While this justification has some merit, retention could actually be detrimental. They might be teased or left out because of their trouble with speech or language. Rose, my heart breaks for you and your grandson, as it does my grandson. He loves school and I would hate to give him the stigma of repeating when it's something he doesn't have control over. Speak to other parents and see what they think about the teachers judgment. Here are more reasons kids may seem younger than other kids their age: Hyperactivity: Does the child seem to be driven by a motor, like the Energizer Bunny? I have read all the comments you made about holding a kindergarten back. Some school districts also offer a "young fives" program. So in the middle of this chaos comes Covid-19 shutting the school down on March 18th in our state. There can be an age difference of a year (or more) in class. I've done a lot of research and it's the general consensus that grade . Q: Even though he had an early-August birthday, we started our son in kindergarten this past fall at a private Christian school. Im being pressured to follow the schools recommendations by family and the school, but I know my son. Kids who are already the oldest in their grade will be almost two years older than the rest of the class. He may even be ahead of his new classmates. Here is what a teacher does in most classrooms. New research suggests repeating elementary school grades even kindergarten is harmful. Even the screening laws are failing these kids. Being retained had no effect on students' chances of graduating. His school has been lacking in what a student needs to know and work on before end of year. Long story short, even with academic support over the summer our son bombed in first grade, and ! At first he loved reading our books and felt very important that he could read, but since January that has become a fight to get him to read. To repeat kindergarten and that i was not smart enough to continue and my Parents disagreed, now i am 28 years old working with my respiratory therapist license saving lives. Thank you! You dont really have a fallback plan. However, I believe talking with a school councilor, which we are going to do with ours, and also, having him tested by a very knowledgable but retired elementary teacher friend, is what we are going to do next and then keep researching for stat on this and what the experts say. There is absolutely no way your best friend with a 6 month old girl has been told her 6 month old is ready for the first grade most babies dont even start walking until 9 months let alone every other thing a child needs to be able to do in 1st grade! Ugh. Heres what I think: were pushing these young children too hard. As for seeing his friends going on ahead, I sympathize. (June 5, 2012). We were reassured that they would work with his math and build on what he knows with reading, but not once did we hear anything about resources that can help him with reading if we chose to put him in first gradethat was made out to be just another burden for someone to do. Praying my daughter will make the right decision. They might burst into tears when something goes wrong or get clingy when they feel insecure like little kids typically do. She also maintains a private practice in the evaluation and teaching of children with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders. The study found that delayed entry was most common for . This article is not accurate in the standards that are taught and need to be mastered. . But when a child often acts immaturely compared to other kids the same age, you may wonder whats going on. I just received a letter about a possible retention for my son, i do have a meeting scheduled with the school. Because differences are our greatest strength. My son did not turn the required age of 5 here in TN until May 2014. They want him to repeat kindergarten. As a result, babies tend to get a high number of infections, usually 4 to 8 per year. Before that time, the tests measured the achievement of individual students, and good teachers used the data to plan lessons to reinforce weaker areas. His academics are really good. . Hes very good with numbers, has a very extensive vocabulary, can spell a lot of his 144 sight words that I taught him because the teachers were not able to help him through them for some reason. In your parents' day, kindergarten was a pretty laid-back affair. If she has time she works with those having trouble. . immature or have difficulty acquiring basic academic skills (Mantzicopoulos and Morrison 1992), while upper grade retention is based solely or largely on academic . You may be right that the primary problem is an inexperienced teacher. My son turned 5 a week before the deadline. We did not have the money to send him to daycare and it was just to short of a notice. So we entered him into kindergarten in August 2014. In 2010, 6.2% of children in the US who were eligible to begin school were held back by their parents. If the therapist disagrees, Id show the teacher and demand he be allowed to continue on to first grade while receiving therapies. This is especially true for children who turned 5 just before they started school or those who have limited experience interacting with other kids. What could be bad about spending more time on these skills before going to first grade? The teachers have not been taught what dyslexia is and IS NOT. As a teacher, I have seen many students struggle as they are younger and immature compared to their cohort. An estimated 5 percent of kindergarteners spend a second year in the class [source: Mlyniec]. Specific pieces of knowledge are really only part of the picture, though. This may or may not be related to your child's actual age. Because children develop at such different rates and the kindergarten age span can run from 4 to 6, there is a tremendous range in social, physical and cognitive development. I know I am extremely late to this article, but both my twin brother and I repeated Kindergarten during the 1993-1994 school year. This is by far the hardest decision Ive ever made. The most productive way to approach the topic, then, is from a neutral place. By the end of the year they know the alphabet and can read and write simple sentences. FamilyEducation does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. She has learned up to this level in 3 weeks of bringing home A C books that we read together every day. My son is in what they call the foundation year, kindergarten. To reading. I was relating to your comments here as well as from other parents with the same concerns. His kindergarten teacher wants to keep him back next year. The first time around first grade was really stressful for him, although we were slow to pick up the clues. I taught gifted children in my career as a teacher who were held back in kindergarten by demanding and close minded teachers and parents. The work done at home, or not done at home, will place all children behind where they would have been socially and academically. The pros of repeating the prep year of school. She has been a regular education classroom teacher, a consultant teacher/resource teacher, an educational evaluator/diagnostician, and has also taught graduate students at the university level. We reluctantly decided to hold him back but I stayed up half the night researching and sent an email to the principal this morning about our struggle. They seem to retain NOTHING from the entire day at school! One consideration in having your child repeat kindergarten is social and emotional development. Then, for a few years, I taught in a school for behaviorally disordered children. Understood does not provide medical or other professional advice. This will be much easier if you're honest, telling your parents you love to spend time with them but unfortunately doing so at their house is a not negotiable. Rather, a younger child's lack of maturity may make ADHD symptoms more obvious. We are solely to blame for not having our son attend pre-k as I was uneducated on its value. A 14-year study conducted by the Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development has determined that Texas students who are held back during elementary school are almost three times more likely than their peers to drop out of high school. He is constantly talking about being in the first grade next. Where are the numbers to let us know if screening is working? Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. . Instead, I found myself teetering on a tiny chair while the teacher warned me that Sammy might have to repeat the year. The study of 784 Texas school children followed from first grade until graduating or dropping out of school led by Dr. Jan N. Hughes, Professor Emeritus in educational psychology, found that even though grade retention in the elementary grades does not harm students in terms of their academic achievement or educational motivation at the transition to high school, it increases the odds that they will drop out of school before obtaining a high school diploma by 2.67 times. Our son barely showed up on it. She's been a teacher for over 20 years, and says she . Your child only turned 5 in August. Can he grip a pencil and cut paper with a scissors? Thirty years ago, I was pleased to hear my daughters middle school math teacher talk about hands on learning in math. Same boat here. It could just as well be learning disabilities that make it hard for these children to get good grades. Others may show immature behavior in certain settings or at certain times. Im ver sure I could have helped him read the schools books that they test him with that would have helped him with retention of sight words ( we continue to read ours), I am continuing to go over the sight words and he can put them into sentences and makes up stories as well. It can be a better fit emotionally and age-wise. My parents told me that I would be repeating and moved me to a different school and that it was to give me extra help. It was almost like getting held back twice. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Learning Site, The eLearning Site, and Internet4Classrooms. If starting school is postponed for boys with birthdays after, say, June 1, "immature" boys suddenly become those with birthdays after March 1. So here in 2020, I find this article. (June 5, 2012) http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=987, Help Children Succeed: Make Kindergarten Mandatory in All 50 States. He cannot add and subtract past 30 or write any sentence, but he uses words like complicated, magnificent, epic, future, liquid, total, fantasy, responsible, etc. Talk to your child's teacher about whether repeating a grade would be helpful or hurtful at your child's age. I did not know these words at 6, nor could I build and create what he does without my help. received feedback from a child's provider or pre-school teacher that your child may be too socially and academically immature to begin kindergarten, carefully consider that advice as well. Like many parents, I hadn't realized that success in kindergarten depends on many factors, not just intellectual ability. When my son Sammy started kindergarten, I looked forward to our first parent-teacher conference, imagining all the wonderful things the teacher would say about his interest in history and his precocious verbal skills. Besides the pandemic delays he does good in my opinion and has So, if a child's birthday falls into dates . Many of them suggest parents seek independent evaluation for specific developmental delays and then, if the results warrant it, spend time in occupational therapy over the summer to try to catch up. The number of infections begins to go down with time. Old born in November. Now school is over and although his teacher told me throughout the semester that he will most likely be repeating kindergarten, the school promoted him to fist grade. We were also told that having him repeat kindergarten would be devastating for him. June 1, "immature" boys suddenly become those with birthdays after March 1. They can . But know that teachers dont make the recommendation to repeat kindergarten without a lot of thought. After that a child is reading to learn. - My son will graduate high school and only be 17 years old. Here are some of the skills that children are expected to demonstrate by the end of kindergarten, according to educator Rief: When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 6. That way youll know for sure, from an expert, if your child has a learning disability of some sort, such as ADHD, which could make it hard to sit still, or dysgraphia, which can make it difficult to write. After multiple evaluations and what not the school has basically been recommending to promote. We asked our children several of the same questions, because my friend thinks my son is smarter than her daughter. Hi first time mom with a kindergarten 6 year Is this fact likely to upset him a great deal? As the kindergarten year draws to a close, many parents are left worried their child isn't fully prepared to take on 1st grade. These questions concerned me, but I knew that repeating kindergarten was the right thing for my son. I suggest you have him evaluated by a speech therapist and see what the speech therapist thinks. My daughter is behind and her teacher wants to retain her. I believe struggling kids should be promoted, but receive other intervention methods, such as intensified learning, supplementing classroom instruction, and providing one-on-one tutoring with a teacher or cross-age tutoring with an older student . Your grandson sounds like mine : very smart, maybe just a bit slower in maturity, but just waiting to really take off a bit later but not lagging because of IQ or skill performance probability in a very short while. This study was from Taiwan where the cut-off date, similar to the U.S., is August 31. Kids who are much younger than grade-level peers and who have a history of struggling academically can benefit from repeating a grade. I do know a few who "red shirted" due to perceived immaturity who regretted it once the kids hit jr high & high school., jodifla WDW lover since 1972. Beyond that, though, things can get a bit confusing: Which skills is your child behind on? No wonder they seemed so little! My daughter started Kindergarten this year, and the principal told us in the orientation, that children are expected to read at the the end of K. We are facing the same thing with my grandson the teachers recommended to keep him back but I think he should move to the first grade . Im actually not liking it a bit! I literally did not care at all as a kid. This can make them cranky during the day. Repeating Kindergarten. I'm a Mom and a Music Teacher: Here's How I Nurture My Children's Love for Music, Bullying Is Harmful to Kids' Mental HealthSchool Solutions to the Problem Often Fail Black Children, Takes care of personal needs (going to the bathroom, zipping jacket), Understands common directional words (below, between, above), Knows alphabet and capital and lowercase letters, Understands story concepts of beginning, middle, and end, Can write a simple sentence with invented spelling. Im so conflicted. Given average per pupil spending of roughly $10,700 (the most recent national estimate), the direct cost to society of retaining 2.3 percent of the 50 million students enrolled in American schools . oh and for the record Ive taught in Florida and Michigan. My sons school sends graded test and work hes done through out the year and hes been doing great! We both went on to finish college. "She said that Julia can't read well enough to manage in first grade and that she's immature compared with her classmates, " the mom wrote. Where are they? Holding back where . Does he try to tell the story by looking at the pictures? What kind of long-term effects, if any, can result from repeating or not repeating a grade? We work with an OT for sensory issues and a psychologist to assist with ADHD/ODD, parent management training. Why had his teacher not told us earlier that he was having issues so we could have worked more with him on blending or got him more help? WORLD of difference. I want my child to succeed. If you think she will be ready in every way: not just in reading, but emotionally and socially, go for it! Increasing pressure to do well on standardized tests in elementary school has pushed the first-grade curriculum down to kindergarten. Was it the finger painting that did her in, or was it story time? And should my husband and I agree to have him held back or "retained" if that's what his teacher ultimately advised? He gets 100% on everything. This is not about how smart your child is. If they arent reading, it isnt even a question that they remain in kindergarten. Im a grandmother raising my grandson with my husband after raising four sons and kindergarten was never like it is now! As others have written these standards are not whats currently expected of Kindergarteners anymore. From old progress reports, it appears the emotional immaturity stemmed from not consistently staying on task and randomly talking out of turn. Hes always been a very busy boy. You can find out the exact first grade requirements in your state by writing to your local Department of Education. If the problems are ignored and a repeat becomes necessary 3 or 4 years later, that becomes a difficult experience for a child. This, in my opinion could greatly help my son with almost zero downside. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recently carried a story Kindergartners "Redshirted" to Gain Edge, in which Harvard researchers suggest that red shirting (1) increases the potential for high school drop outs and (2) threatens depressed lifetime earnings because the student's entry into the labor market is . Staying in kindergarten means not only repeat exposure to the curriculum and so a greater chance of picking it up, but it also means being the oldest -- and most knowledgeable, mature and capable -- student in class, which can increase confidence dramatically, setting the tone for long-term positive self-concept and continued school success. You may want to seek help from the school in having your child assessed for school readiness. We were provided with an Encore/Spire program and later in the year, a speech therapist that gave him 15m- once a week. This document details the education code in Texas and your rights as a parent: EDUCATION CODE You just couldnt see or analyze yourself ! It remains true that the process of learning to readshould be complete by the end of third grade. At this stage, children have passed through toddlerhood and are more mature, socially aware, and willing to interact with peers. What's more, kindergartners can range in age from 4 to 6 because about 5 percent of kids repeat the year and another 7 percent wait a year before starting, according to the latest figures from the National Center for Educational Statistics. Our son repeated pre-k due to his maturity level. Just dont know why he can not put the sounds together to make the word?? Our little guy is very social and very much aware of his surroundings even figuring out adult things out. Time to catch up academically. He developed stomach aches all the time, even on weekends, which threw us off. Hes also on an IEP since the beginning of the year. More academic focus. How Ethical Is It To Move to A Neighborhood for Its School Rating? Exactly! He was always in trouble in kindergarten, had difficulty making and keeping friends, never did homework or classwork, could not focus, did poorly on tests. Because there won't be any more school, in her opinion Julia should repeat kindergarten again. She is such an amazing little person. There is a whole checklist of things your child should be able to do before going to kindergarten. Backing up the "not quite ready" date could . He's doing so much better. Q Even though he had an early August birthday, we started our son in kindergarten at a private Christian school. In the past, repeating a grade was more popular and was typically suggested if a child was viewed as underachieving or unable to cope due to various factors such as social immaturity, long-term absences, long-term illnesses, behavioural or emotional challenges. Was a stronger speaker, reader, simple math, etc. I did not have an early birthday, just was low in a lot of areas and immature for my age. These teachers, trying to put all kids in a peg as either Got it or Did not get it, are unconscionable ! For all anyone knows, your child could end up perfectly on track by the fall. He even went to half days because they said he cant handle a full day. But sometimes immature behavior is a sign that kids are struggling and need more support. I might as well homeschool. Editors note: This post was originally published 12/02/2015 and has been completely revised and updated for accuracy and scope. You can point out how their words or actions made you feel and ask them to be more sensitive in the future . I was keep back in school and I hate it to this day. The recommendation to repeat the year is not a comment on your child's intelligence; it's a comment on your child's maturity. 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