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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 12 year old DD with an August birthday.  She struggled learning to read and did not read fluently until the end of 3rd grade.  We wondered if we should have waited a year at Kindergarten, but everything else was on target.  She got a little extra support in school and a tutor for a year-- but I really believe time was the biggest factor.  Now, as a 7th grader you can't keep a book out of her hands... she is CONSTANTLY reading and performs in the 99% with reading tasks on standardized tests.

I look at her next to the children in 6th grade now and realize how much more developed and mature she is than  many of them and am thankful we didn't hold her back.  I think standing out at 5th, 6th and 7th grade would have been much more difficult than being a little behind at 1st/2nd grade was for her (she didn't notice much).

Kids develop at different rates.  School curriculums are set up for "learning to read" in K-2 and "reading to learn" from 3rd or 4th grade on.  It is likely that things will click for your DD in the next year.

I'd look at all her skills, including social and emotional when making any decisions and consider the other side of the coin.. what happens when she is the oldest, most mature/developed in later years.

In your shoes I'd likely find a fun way to work on some reading skills over the summer and see what happens. (Don't make it too much of a chore or she'll hate it). 
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