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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DD is what I consider above average. Went to private 1st grade so her NWEA was 178(Math) 164(Reading). Entered FCPS in 2nd grade Composite COGAT 121. Age percentile rank 91 (done in blocks of 1 month). Going by the FCPS cut-off in K, she would have missed it by 11 days (October born, cut off is 9/30). I am wondering if we should have her repeat 2nd grade or continue onto 3rd? Academically and physically she is doing fine but verbal communication seems to lack. She struggles often in communicating her thoughts using the right words. It is bad at times to the point where her peers lose interest when she speaks. Husband often loses patience when she is not able to ask the right questions, which creates a stressful environment in our home.

I'm desperate for some advice.  
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Grades and numbers aside, would holding back take the pressure off her in some way and would she benefit? Would she be conscious of it and find it difficult to see friends move ahead a grade or can you change school?

the reason I ask these questions is because we did exactly this with our son. He just made the cut off date, was the smallest in class (the girls literally picked him up off the ground during recess because he was "cute") and he struggled. But he did miss out socially not having friends move into his class - he made new friends quickly and he didn't sense any stigma and he definitely benefitted. He is now effectively in the correct grade and doing really well. So it helped his confidence academically but there was a brief wobble socially.[/quote]

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