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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. You all make a good point about not wanting to have my kid struggle to keep up forever. I was just thinking that there's a really small window before they make decisions about pre first and I didn't want reading to be the thing that was the deciding factor. It sounds like it won't be either way, so I'll work on being more relaxed about the whole thing. Part of wanting to avoid pre first is money and part is being weirded out by having a 19-year-old high school senior. Doesn't sound like there's much I can do about it though. Thanks for the perspectives. [/quote]

There are a lot of 19 year old seniors. And not just boys. Being a year behind is normal.

I get feeling it's weird, I'm not from the area and the whole concept of pre-first and being ok with holding children back as a matter of course blew my mind. Having children in that environment, though, the kids don't see it as strange. Reading also isn't the only metric. With a February birthday, your child will be looked at on an individual level (I don't think most spring/summer birthdays are considered individually).

If you end up getting notice that pre-first is recommended, ask all the questions you need. The private I am familiar with was willing to answer any questions, and included discussing options for leaving the school and returning in a later grade (including what expectations they would have so that they would not require a repeated grade when the child re-entered the school).[/quote]

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