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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's amazing how kids can go from barely literate to literate when you actually teach them how to read the right way.[/quote]
And no kid is throwing chairs at the teacher.[/quote]

That too. I teach kindergarten and the struggling students at the end of kindergarten are still struggling in 5th grade. They won’t let us hold anyone back anymore. Before Covid, we were allowed to hold a few students back and they are doing well and are reading in grade level (my school is pre-k through 8th). [/quote]

For many years, holding kids back has been frowned upon.  I was a teacher where kids were routinely held back many years ago.  It does not always help.

When does it help?  I taught one child in first grade who was held back--I think it was at the request of his parents.  He was exceptionally tall--but extremely immature.  I taught him his second year in first grade. He bragged about doing things the year before when he was in first grade.  It absolutely worked well for him.  I think his parents presented it to him as a very positive thing.  He thrived.

This is rarely the experience.

It really depends on why the child is failing. Learning disabilities may not be a good reason unless another year will really help them remediate.  Lack of maturity--great reason, but hard to measure.

There are similarities with red shirting.  Some of these kids just need another year.  Others?  it may not help at all and may lead to other issues.

No easy answer.

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