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[quote=Anonymous]This is a long time ago, but I held my middle child back in pre-K.  One thing to know that it is extremely rare for a public school to allow a child to be held back once they hit kindergarten, so the decision you make now is absolutely critical.  You likely won't have another opportunity unless you move to private school later.

Another thing to know is this.  Until the end of second grade, kids are learning to read.  Starting in third, they are reading to learn.  And, if they are struggling with reading, they will struggle with everything at that point.  So if there are any issues with being on target with skills leading up to being able to read that would be remediated by another year in pre-K, then it's wise to hold your child back.

Another thing is that time and repetition isn't the answer for all disabilities.  For some kids getting them into school where they can get services through the IEP process is a better alternative to just repeating the same thing again in the same way.  Thing is though, if the IEP process isn't yet in place and you haven't done evaluations, it may be too late to get answers in time for your decision.

Last thing.  Teachers rarely recommend holding a kid back.  That your child's teachers made that recommendation says a lot about her readiness for kindergarten and the need for her to stay in pre-K.

As to my experience.  My son was not ready.  He struggled academically and also socially.  He was so far behind, they didn't know if he'd make it into a regular classroom or whether he would need non mainstream special ed services - he already had an IEP, so this would have just been an adjustment to it.  The year made a big difference.  He wasn't fine by the time he started, but by middle school he lost his IEP and he became an honor roll student who earned the student award in every one of his classes.  I would say that kind of jump it unusual though.  Part of it had to do with ADHD so severe he could not function at all until it was medicated.  It was like everything he was learning was locked in his head and he couldn't use what he had learned, so his performance was terrible until he was diagnosed.[/quote]

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