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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I came back to this post because the EEK application is due this week for where we live. I am 95% sure that not sending him EEK is the best decision, but there's still 5% of me that's questioning that decision. It could be that I've been reading too many redshirt threads where people talk badly about older taller kids in K :).

As of now, he's not quite reading but he recognizes some sight words and can sound out CVC words. I have not explicitly been teaching him how to read, but he's learning the letter sounds in his preschool/daycare and he puts the sounds together to create a word on his own.

He can count up to about 120 and he recognizes all the numbers and can write them. He can add and subtract 1 digit numbers without an issue and he can sometimes add and subtract 2 digit numbers accurately. He will sometimes use his fingers to help him, especially with subtraction.

He can write all the letters, but I have not seen him write any words.

In terms of behavior, he can tend to be more of a follower than a leader. He usually is a good listener, but can go through phases of testing boundaries. His teachers have been telling me lately that he's been calling out answers during circle time lately, without giving other kids an opportunity to answer the question. We've talked about that at home and it's been a little bit better lately.

My gut is to have him use the extra year of Pre-K to have him work on his listening skills, waiting his turn and to become physically stronger.  He's tall, but he had a congenital heart defect that was corrected last year that caused him to have little strength/energy when most kids were developing their gross motor skills. He was in PT, but met all of his goals so he no longer attends. He could also use some extra time to strengthen his grip and acquire some more writing skills. The K curriculum where we live has a lot of writing, and kids who don't come in with some writing skills can tend to get frustrated (understandably).

If you were in my shoes, would you also not opt to test for EEK? I know only we can make the decision, but I'm curious to see what others in our position have done.

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