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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for all the responses. My son has been in a daycare/pre-school since he was 15 months old. [b]He does not have maturity problems[/b]. Since we went through a couple of private school applications, we had to get him “tested.” His test scores are solid (not a genius; no developmental delay).  I may be emotional, but I look at him and I feel like he is not ready to be in a classroom from 9 am to 3 pm without any recess or PE. He is a very active boy. Also, academically, he knows his letters and numbers, but he cannot read or write at this point, or he is showing any interest in reading and writing for now.[/quote]

Based on this, you would be doing him a disservice by holding him back.  He is active?  Yes, he is a four-year-old child.  He will still be active when he is five, as will be most of the other children in the class.  Why are you trying to restrict him when he sounds completely on par with his peers?

Also, he will have recess (and lunch, and a special probably) every day.[/quote]

Agree with this poster.  When I was worried about my young DS starting K, because all the other kids who were already 5 seemed so much more mature, his preschool teacher commented that right after kids turn 5, they just seem to come into themselves a bit more - become more mature verbally, emotionally, etc.  And it turned out to be true.

FWIW, kids do not have to know how to write letters or read in MCPS kindergarten.  And you still have 6 months to go.  Your son might seem not ready now, but from what you describe, he sounds fine.  And, at this age, 6 months can make a big difference in his maturity level![/quote]

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