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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perhaps kids should be held back in K/1st. I don't know why this doesn't happen anymore.[/quote]

It's tricky.  Most of the kids who are years below grade level fall into one of these categories:
1.  ESOL
2.  Improperly supported or undiagnosed learning disability
3.  They're simply not interested in learning.

Holding kids back would do nothing to fix the kids in the first two categories, but it might do a lot of good for the 3rd group.  The fear of being held back could motivate some kids to at least put in a modicum of effort.  It would be more productive, though, to try to fix the first two issues.  Kids who are at beginning ESOL levels might be fine in K-1st.  By 3rd, if they're not at a certain proficiency level, they're not going to get much out of mainstreaming plus some ESOL pull outs.  They'd be better served in a dedicated ESOL program.  Likewise, undiagnosed or unsupported dyslexia is not going to be fixed by having teachers just funnel more time into kids who are behind while still using ineffective curricula.  [/quote]

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