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[quote=Anonymous]NP here.  I had this issue with my DD.  My neighbor is a retired teacher.  She said in the old days, the rule was end of THIRD grade.

A lot has been pushed down too young, OP, and now a cottage industry of expensive folks will be more than willing to "help" your child.

My DD did not read until the summer between 1st and 2nd grade.  I remember that spring (of 1st grade) my DD crying and saying she was stupid (I didn't even know she knew the word!)  She was the LAST kid in her class to learn to read, and she was on the older side of the class.

Then she started reading.  And reading. And reading.  I knew she could read, but still, in my mind, I had her pegged as not good in reading.  Then in 3rd grade, she tested in the 97% percentile nationally for reading, and ended up taking the SCAT and joining the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth program.

She's in 6th grade now and a very good reader and writer.  Ugh, in fact, she just presented me with a contract for the terms of my holding, distributing, and swapping of her Halloween candy!

So my two big points are--first, relax; it will happen, and second, just because the part of their brain comes online later than others in their peer group, doesn't mean they will always lag behind their peer group in that area; they can shoot ahead.

HTH[/quote]

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