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The younger kids (up to grade 3) have never had a full year of elementary school. They can’t sustain attention, and their academic skills are lacking. We know how to close skill gaps and how to modify assignments to make them accessible to students who need more support. And, it’s still true that this is an overwhelming amount of work to do when so many students are this far behind.[/quote]

[b] Last year (20-21), they were 2nd graders. The year before (19-20), they were 1st graders. Did they ALL skip K? [/b][/quote]

By licensing standards where I am located, K is not elementary school. It is considered early childhood education, even when it is in the same building as elementary grades. In schools that have an early childhood program with PK3 and PK4, K gets lumped in with the littles rather than elementary.

It’s also important to remember that it’s typical not to retain much of anything in long-term memory that happens before age 6. So even the children who had a full year of K don’t recall those routines by the time they’re in 3rd.

Regardless, I have a third grader this year with separation anxiety and school refusal that is more typical of a PK or K student arriving for their first day of school ever. We also have several students in the primary grades who need comfort items, like stuffed animals, at school to help with anxiety management.[/quote]

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