Any parent can find themselves in this situation. Research shows 1 / 3 struggling readers have college graduate parents. Rarely does a child lack ability; instead the child lacks maturity.
1st Grade lesson-learning requires a child stay in his chair, follow directions, and complete assigned tasks. Observing this, a kindergarten teacher will talk to parents about repeating kindergarten. This is a truly difficult decision. Consider two factors:
1) Doing well in 1st Grade is high-stakes. Leaving 1st Grade with less than grade-level reading skills makes it really difficult to ever get to grade level reading. Research shows most children graduate high school in the same class placement the child had in 1st Grade. It is better to repeat kindergarten than later repeat 1st Grade.
(Teachers believe a child will "catch up next year." Research shows this is not true; only 6 out of 50 children ever catch up from a slow start in 1st Grade.)
2) Whether you decide to repeat or not - your child has had a rough kindergarten year. Therefore, he has weak letter skills. Please start today - below I tell you what to do - to build your child's letter skills. Depend on no one else. Starting 1st Grade with a specific set of letter lessons is crucial for every child.
Use my search box - top left corner - put in backward b, later, working memory.
And, you need a book for structured support. I use ebay as my website. Search Instant Reading Help all my books will come up. Get the book with the panda on the cover.
If you do not have the time, get a grandparent, or tutor to teach my book. Some parents and kids do not work well together - common problem. My books include my contact info; email or call for help. Best wishes, Mary Maisner
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