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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS has April bday. He is really advanced in reading and writing, comprehension is great. Some math, but not as advanced as lit. skills.

I would not be opposed to repeat K except it seems like if all his classmates were moving up, that would be harder on him (plus the enormous cost of private K). [/quote]

I would send him with that old of a birthday.  It will be fine.  He will be in the middle of the pack.

Barring and developmental issues, there is no reason to keep him out a year since he is so old.

I say this as a mom of three boys, one the very youngest in his grade, one on the older end of his grade, and one with an April birthday right in the middle of the grade.

The youngest/grade was the most advanced academically of the three, but the youngest behavior wise.  First semester of K was very, very rough, but second was much better and by first grade he was socially and behaviorally on target with all of his classmates and the most advanced academically in his grade.  We are hitting middle school years now, and I can see that he is a little younger socially than many of his friends, but not by much and not in a way that stunts him socially.  I am glad we didn't hold him out to make him one of the oldest.

Your kid will be fine going on time.[/quote]

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