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[quote=Anonymous]It's a very complicated issue.  I agree with one of the PPs who noted that schools rarely hold back kids with IEPs.  We're in VA and DS is in a regular classroom (3rd grade), with some pull-outs.  The IEP is due to ADHD and he got the IEP in first grade.  With supports, he does okay.  Sometimes outstanding, sometimes the complete opposite (individual grades on tests have ranged from A+ to F this year), and most of the time C-level work (which is the grade they give for meeting grade-level expectations).  He is below grade level in reading/writing, but he has progressed quite well.

We had the option to hold him back in K, before we had an IEP, but opted not to - instead, we insisted that the school conduct a student study.  On the whole, we are glad that we did not hold him back, although we sometimes do wonder if it would have been better.  Still, he talks about various kids in his class who were held back a grade -- those kids are noticeably bigger than most of the other kids, and so kids do notice the kids who were retained.  He struggles with aspects of school (big weakness is working independently -- one of several executive function issues) but likes school, is seemingly liked by classmates (but not "popular"), and if nothing else, is resilient.

Good luck, OP![/quote]

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