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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Non teacher or school specialist here but curious - if there’s a student that is not at level how does continuing to push them forward help? If you have a third grader who is two grades behind, so doing K work, you would still want them to go on to 4th grade while you continue trying to work on figuring out why? I’m not saying holding back is the first pick and you don’t try other things first,  but two grade levels behind doesn’t seem like the time to just push forward. [/quote]

A kid who is "two years behind" in reading or math may still be keeping up with the work and getting passing grades. Especially in the younger years. And weakness may be in only a subject or two - not across the board. There is A LOT of variation within a grade level.

My kid has LDs and sometimes tests 1-2 years behind on standardized testing (and sometimes 1-2 years ahead), but when you look at the actual school work during the year he can do fairly well with some accommodations. He's still learning year to year even if some of his skills are lacking.

I would push REALLY hard to keep a kid with peers - remediate with interventions & accommodations, IEP/504, summer school, tutors, etc.

It would be really tough for most kids to repeat a grade. Truly a last resort. 
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