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Kindergarten Enrollment
Asked by C.B. from Milwaukee
on January 3, 2011
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Hi. My son turns 5 in August. Technically he could start kindergarten next year (in September) or we could wait until the following year. Any insight in early vs la...
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- Send him! It's free (preschool isn't) and there will be plenty of others turning 5 this summer. How you have a 4 year old napping for 2-3 hours is AMAZING. Neither of ...
- You know your child best. We have 4 kids, with our boys having July and October birthdays. We decided to hold both of them.. our oldest missed the cutoff by a couple...
- For many years, our state had a July 31st deadline as the age limit for turning 5 if a child could start Kindergarten that school year. If the child's birthdate was A...
Kindergarten Ready?
Asked by C.A. from Detroit
on June 22, 2011
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My husband and I disagree on whether our son is ready for kindergarten or not. To be fair, I will not give my opinion in regards to which side I am on; however I will ...
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- I agree with others; send him to kindergarten and see how he does. In kindergarten there is a large spectrum of where kids are in maturity, but for most of them they ...
- I think he would probably be fine if you started him now, but maybe he would have a few extra struggles and considering all the budget/staff issues our schools in MI a...
- Sounds like the big issue of sending him or not is because he has to be told repeatedly to do something.... well, my twin boys just finished kindergarten and I volunte...
Failing Kindergarten?..?
Asked by K.B. from Dallas
on April 6, 2011
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Its almost end of the year time. And my sons teacher is questioning if my six year old should be able to go onto first grade. He knows how to read, all of his letter...
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- I would listen to the advice of the teacher. I'm not sure why so many parents believe that teachers don't have the child's best interest in mind when they make suggest...
- As a teacher I would say kinder is the best year to hold them him back. Especially if it stems mainly from social / behavioral issues. Kids in kindergarten have no s...
- I have not read any of the other responses yet but if the teacher thinks he would benefit from another year of kindergarten, then maybe that is what you should do. Yo...
Kindergarten Help
Asked by H.A. from Naples
on September 27, 2006
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My daughter is behind in her class and the teacher is concerned. I had a meeting with her last week and she said her concern is letters and sounds. She can't recognize...
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- Hi, H.! Buy a book " VTech Write & Learn Letter Book ". This is a great book. My son learned alphabet from this book for a week. http://www.target.com/gp/detail.ht...
- hi, I am not sure if this will help at all, but I was told to start a book called How to teach your child to read in 100 lessons. They sell them on ebay too. All my fr...
- I did remedial rreading when I put my daughter in school at fourth grade. I used the book "reading reflex" and it helped me to tune in on my daughter. I used Bob Boo...
Question for Parents Whose Children Are in Their School's Gifted Program...
Asked by L.A. from Chattanooga
on September 22, 2011
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First of all, I realize that gifted programs vary WIDELY around the country so I am just asking for general opinions from parents whose children are currently in the g...
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- I don't know how to help with this, but I can tell you from my husband's experience that if you are gifted, you will run into teachers that don't like your kid because...
- You need to talk to your school's special ed dept and look up your school board policies and learn what their rules are. Also look up the laws for your state (state d...
- I'm a bit unclear: So is there an actual gifted curriculum for identified kids in 2nd, and 3rd grades at your school? Is it full-time GT in all subjects or just a week...
First Grade Vs. Kindergarten Placement.
Asked by R.B. from Washington DC
on August 27, 2010
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My daughter tested out of Kindergarten and her public school has approved first grade placement for her. I am proud as a parent of this accomplishment, however, don't ...
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- I think you should let her move up. Think of it this way. If you decided in the future you needed to hold her back, she would not be behind in any way. But if she d...
- I would let her go through kindergarten to get the feel for school then next year or later in elementary school move up. If you never let her move up, she'll just get ...
- I have worked in a public school system for 35 years, 16 of those were as a kindergarten teacher, dealing with parents struggling with just this type of decision. Bot...
Kindergarten Issues
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on November 4, 2008
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My daughter started school this year and I am having a few issues with her at school. She went to a pre-k program last year that taught her most of what she is learni...
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- If you know how to do the work already, show me. Then I can come up with something new for you to do. Focus on perfecting penmanship (they did it to me.. lol). ...
- As a teacher I think that even it is boring to her she still needs to know that she will have to do the work regardless. Just explain to her that once she starts doin...
- We had a similar issue with my son. We impose a consequence specifically for the lying, above and beyond whatever punishment/consequence is required for the misbehavi...
Spelling in Kindergarten
Asked by M.T. from Dallas
on January 12, 2007
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My daughter is a Kindergartener and she is 6 years old. She is reading well for her age and has recently been asking if she can write stories. She loves to illustrat...
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- My DD is doing the same thing. I suggest, to her, that she write in pencil or erase-able crayola marker. Then when she is done we pretend to be newspaper editors and w...
- My son is in 1st grade and still spells things incorrectly. The teacher often has the class write short stories and they have to write in their journals every day. I...
- Ask her teacher!! They are alot of help!! Since they know what they will be doing next year.
Starting Kindergarten for Boys with Summer Birthdays....??
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on December 30, 2008
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Hi, I'm interested in hearing your experiences with starting boys in Kindergarten who have summer birthdays. I realize this is a very individual and personalized decis...
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- I definitely believe in holding back! My daughter is a summer birthday and I was really torn about what to do. As most moms do, I began polling everyone I came into ...
- Has your child been in preschool?? Does he have prior experiences with a classroom environment and what's expected in a classroom/from teachers? If so, what does his ...
- Hi C., My son has a birthday on Aug. 15 and we did not hold him back. He did/does have some maturity issues especially now that he is in high school. He also had so...
Pre-reg for Kindergarten Next Year
Asked by M.F. from Dallas
on December 14, 2011
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I need help I have no idea how to get stared. 1st how do I found out what school my child will go to when he starts kindergarten next year. We have been here 3 1/2 yrs...
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- the district website should be able to help you. I think they usually do K registration between March and May???
- Call the school district they can help you. If your child is only 3 1/2 then you have another year to go, they have to be 5 on or before Sept 1 to start.
- This link will show you which school your child will go to in the Ft. Worth ISD. http://www.schoolsiteonline.com/schoolsitelocator/?districtCode=72947 . Then I would...
