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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My nine year old just finished 4th.  He will start 4th as a 9 year old and turn 10 in the fall.  I cannot imagine him being in second grade.[/quote]

Look at it this way: my daughter, with a March birthday, on recommendation of the school, went through a pre-first class. She will turn 10 in the spring of third grade, so she’s age-wise just half a grade year behind your son. Is that so hard to imagine?

In her case, it was for social-emotional development reasons and I think it was a good choice. Academically, she would have been fine but I can see that this year (in first) she’s been able to cope with anxiety and challenges much more effectively than she did last year, although still only on par with her classmates.  If she’d been in first last year, she’d have gotten called out a lot for being disruptive and immature. This year, she was able to cope with the grade-level demands, and it’s given her more confidence and continued improvement in those skills than being beaten down all the time would have done. [/quote]

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