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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You say he has been a little slow to catch on to things. [b]I would assume this pre k teacher has seen hundreds  of kids in pre  k.[/b] Her experience about the norms for children is valuable, given it can be a hard thing for a parent to hear. 
I had this same conversation with my childs prek teacher and it wasnt particularly helpful at the time as in she didnt provide many concrete reasons to wait. However, we decided to wait and it was the right decision. My child ended up being dyslexic which is not something that is easily recognized/ diagnosed very early. Just consider her thoughts and everything may not be easily recognizable right now but may be in the future. Also, try to continue the conversation with her after you've had time to process and digest for a bit. [/quote]

Is this true, OP? How long has his pre-k teacher been teaching pre-k? Has she always worked at the same school? Has she taught a wide range of 4-5 year olds?

I'm skeptical of her analysis because everything you said made it seem like your kid is very average/typical and will do just fine starting K next year. You don't mention any reasons to hold your kid back so it makes it seem like the teacher is wrong in her analysis of your kid. But if she's a very experienced teacher who has worked w/ lots of kids this age, I'd trust her opinion more and try to figure out why she's making that recommendation. If her only reason is because your son has a "baby voice" press her more on exactly why this concerns her or is a big enough issue for her that she would recommend he be held back because of it.[/quote]

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