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[quote=Anonymous]OP, your kid is too young for you to make this determination.  Please learn about what's going on in the bigger picture here both in terms of child development and the current cultural situation; it will make you feel a ton better.

When I was a kid, people only got concerned if a child couldn't read by the end of THIRD GRADE.  Everything's been pushed down a few grades (due to politics, among other things) and the effects of this are huge--many kids who can't sit still because they are too young are given drugs; many kids are sent to tutors or development specialists to help their child, when in lots of these cases, time would be the cure.

I've posted this before so I'll keep it short:  My DC was the LAST kid in DC's grade to learn to read, and was an older kid for that grade.  DC finally learned the summer before 2nd grade.  DC is now in 6th grade and consistently scores around the 98% percentile in reading on national tests.  Do not assume that if your child is low on the classroom cure, they will stay low--they may jump ahead.

All that being said, I understand you just want to share your disappointment, and I also understand some of the PPs' frustration with this.  If you haven't done this already, you may want to look into Carol Dweck and google "fixed mindset" and "growth mindset."  [/quote]

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