Comments on: Kindergarten School Dilemma.. Please Help!?

By: anonymou

anonymou — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:53:48 +0000

better early than late, so enroll her now
Think about it. When she gets to college, she’ll technically graduating earlier than normal, but only by a little bit. It’s better than being late.
She’ll adjust, shes a kid. Trust me I’ve been through all 13 years of public schooling and more often you’ll see kids who’re young for the grade but are doing fine.
It might be bumpy for a few years but by like 2nd grade it’ll be fine

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:50:10 +0000

Why not wait for the assessment and see what they say. It may provide you with more information on making the decision. That being said I have seen parents wait a year if in doubt so that their child is able to do well. I doubt that starting kindergarten will be too boring unless she has satisfied all the kindergarten requirements. You can take a look at the book “Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten! ” by Stacy Kannenberg which has the the basic kindergarten curriculum.

By: Speed Demon

Speed Demon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:10:22 +0000

I would wait until they do the assessment test on her, this way they are able to see if she is both academically and emotionally ready for school, I live in indiana as well and my 3 yr old just went through some testing for preschool stuff, they will be able to tell if they think she is ready, if she is then i would let her start this year, if not then she would definitly be ready by next year, like i said though, the assessment wont just look at what she knows but like her ability to comprehend things and if they think she is emotionally ready as well.

By: My two cents

My two cents — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:59:06 +0000

In this situation I’d pay close attention to the test results. If she’s ready to do the work and can hold her attention/ follow directions — than go ahead and start her.
Social life can also make a big difference. If her friends are going to be in kindergarten or if she does well socially around older children/ is mature for her age — than go ahead and start. If socially she’s still like those in her younger pre-k, than maybe hold back.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:00:38 +0000

If the cut off is august 1st to be 5, I wouldn’t fight it, then you get an extra year w/ her at home, and if you unsure on if she is ready or not, you mind as well wait. My daughters bday is the 21st also, but her school the cut off was august 31, and I knew she was ready, so I sent her, she graduated kindergarten at the top of her class and is getting ready for 1st grade now.

By: theresad

theresad — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:03:40 +0000

you could try it out and see how they think she is doing if she is learning at slower Pace you could always take her out and try it again next year good luck