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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a DC parent. What is pre-first? I get that it's a grade between K and First --but why? Do Baltimore kids go to PreK, K, Pre First, First and then Second? Is it built in delayed red shirting?[/quote] Pre-first is a grade between kindergarten and first grade. The idea is that some children, particularly the youngest for grade children, aren't quite ready for first grade. Not all children attend pre-first, but at my children's school, about 30% of the kindergarteners were recommended for pre-first, and some new entries started in pre-first. It is a standard progression and there is no stigma for having gone to pre-first and no reward for having skipped it. It does extend the age range in later grades, but so do repeat-year kids who enter in middle or upper school. Because the children are in school and following along a school-recommended progression, I'm not sure how many people see it as red-shirting.[/quote]
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