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[quote=Anonymous]Parent of another August bday boy here.  We are not in DCPS but in MCPS.   I think it really depends on the kid.

Here is my experienc....   My son went to K on time just after he turned 5.    He sounds like your son in that he was not interested in reading and also has trouble focusing.    Kindergarten was a disaster for him since he was in a class of 25 kids with ranging from non-english speakers to kids reading magic treehouse.  Throw in a few major behavior problems and he was definitely lost in the shuffle.   He was constantly in trouble for not sitting, following rules, etc.  He did learn to read and write better but was towards the bottom of the class and constantly feeling bad about both his behavior and academics.

Being the youngest makes his attention issues magnified.  Another major issue is handwriting, which is of course going to be worse for him than kids a year older.

Some kids do great, but others do not.  I would say an August boy ho is motivated and a rule follower will do fine.  Sounds like your son is not one of those kids either.[/quote]

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