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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue I see is that if you hold back, your ds might then be at grade level for K. Once he is at grade level, they will discontinue special services.  But it sounds like he needs special services in place.

My dd is below grade level in reading, and there is a lot of pressure on the school to bring her up to grade level through No Child Left Behind rules.  She is getting a lot of extra services that she would not get if I held her back.  She is on grade level in every other subject.  [/quote]

If the child has an IEP, they cannot discontinue Sp Ed services b/c the child is at grade level.  In fact having an IEP is not contingent on being below grade level in any area academically.  An IEP is for when a person has a condition that impairs them from "accessing the curriculum".  My DC has ASD and has always been above grade level across the board academically and has had an IEP since preK4.  He does not need academic supports but needs and gets social/behavioral and OT help and the school has never suggested that his supports and services be pulled b/c he is above grade academically.

I also have a late summer birthday child but did not hold him back for his social deficits.  In our case, it was the correct decision but I can see why OP is having this quandary.  Given that reading levels are all over the place in the early grades, I would see how much help is available first before deciding to hold a child back due to reading.  I know there are several kids in my son's first grade class that get pull outs for reading and it's not a big deal.[/quote]

I guess I would be concerned that if her ds got to grade level, they would say he doesn't need the IEP any longer.  I tried to get an IEP for my struggling reader, and we were denied.  If it weren't for the fact that she is below grade level, she would not have extra reading help.  If I held her back, she is at first grade reading, so they would not need to provide her with extra services to get her to grade level since she is at a first grade level in 2nd grade.[/quote]

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