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[quote=Anonymous]DS's bday is 9/13 and we have a 9/30 cutoff. I got the same advice from pre-school/daycare teachers. One advised that he needed speech therapy because he wasn't speaking clearly enough at 3 (he wasn't stuttering at the time). One advised that he had ODD and that we may needed to try different tactics to reign in his behavior at home so he would be better at school. We eventually did the county early intervention eval for stuttering. He wasn't diagnosed with any other issues and we sent him to school on time. He's fine. Grades and behavior are on track with his peers. 
Unless the teachers perform a complete assessment on your child's Kindergarten readiness that's recognized by your county, I would take their recommendation with a grain of salt. Schools only want them to be able recognize most letters/number, write their name, answer a few general questions, be able to follow simple directions, and sit for short periods of time. If the kid can read, then that's a bonus. Take the summer to gently work with him on expectations and academics and he will likely be fine.[/quote]

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