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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“He does not read at all. He does not know the alphabet,” Siegel said. “In kindergarten, you learn to read.”

From the article.  LOL.  maybe if they had put the child in kindergarten, he/she wouldn't be so far behind.

And now a whiney mom wants special treatmetn.[/quote]

Good lord, the child doesn't know the alphabet? These days, kids entering kindergarten are absolutely expected to know all their letters. I just cannot fathom an UMC child who is about to turn 5 and doesn't know the alphabet barring some significant intellectual delays, let alone one who is about to turn 6. And if significant intellectual delays were the reason she was asking to redshirt this child, you know she would have made sure to mention it from the mountaintops. Repeatedly.

Which makes me think she's not at all being truthful.[/quote]

That was also my reaction. A 6 year old who doesn't even know his letters either has special needs or his parents have gone out of their way to keep him from pre-literacy skills. These kids have been in preschool. You're telling me these private preschools don't sing the alphabet song? Please.

I also think she's lying.

There were a number of kids in my child's 1st grade classroom who were still working on learning some letter sounds and were not doing much more than c-v-c words in terms of reading. It's not that unusual. DCPS does dyslexia screening at the start of 1st grade to help identify and LDs that might be impacting kids, and many kids learn to read in 1st grade. Yes, some learn in K as well. There is a range. It's normal. Being on the low end of the range does not mean you are behind. It just means you are on the low end of the range.[/quote]

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