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by: Catcat Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Jun 2, '16 4:11pm  
What are your thoughts about redshirting children with summer birthdays? Specifically daughters? It seems that because the Kindergarten cut off date is Sept 1st, more and more people I speak with are waiting a year before sending their kids to kindergarten if their child's birthday falls anywhere between May-Aug because they don't want their kids to be the youngest in the class. Also, is a child Kindergarten ready if they only know their ABC's, numbers, shapes and colors, but can't read yet, or do you think they would benefit by having an extra year in pre-k and learn to read basic words and sentences before entering Kindergarten? I know the kindergarten curriculum is more academic now and it's also a longer day. My only fear is that if I decide to give her another year in pre-k or kindergarten in transition, she will be bored once she enters Kindergarten next year. Then there is the social maturity aspect- are kids that enter kindergarten at 6 really more confident and more mature than a kid that enters at 5? Has anyone regretted redshirting their kid? My feelings are mixed, but I need to make a decision soon and are wondering what your thoughts are on this topic. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 2, '16 4:16pm  
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 2, '16 4:28pm  
What are your thoughts about redshirting children with summer birthdays? Specifically daughters? It seems that because the Kindergarten cut off date is Sept 1st, more and more people I speak with are waiting a year before sending their kids to kindergarten if their child's birthday falls anywhere between May-Aug because they don't want their kids to be the youngest in the class. Also, is a child Kindergarten ready if they only know their ABC's, numbers, shapes and colors, but can't read yet, or do you think they would benefit by having an extra year in pre-k and learn to read basic words and sentences before entering Kindergarten? I know the kindergarten curriculum is more academic now and it's also a longer day. My only fear is that if I decide to give her another year in pre-k or kindergarten in transition, she will be bored once she enters Kindergarten next year. Then there is the social maturity aspect- are kids that enter kindergarten at 6 really more confident and more mature than a kid that enters at 5? Has anyone regretted redshirting their kid? My feelings are mixed, but I need to make a decision soon and are wondering what your thoughts are on this topic.
 
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I would send her. Most pre-k programs teach a kinder curriculum anyway. As far as kinder readiness, most teachers I have spoken with will tell you that some kids come to kinder and do not even know their ABCs, colors, shapes, etc. It's great if they can read but it's not expected and not common. And by reading I do not mean sight reading. I am talking about reading comprehension. Sight reading is not really reading if there isn't any comprehension as to what is being read. At least that is what I have been told. Personally, I never understood the whole red shirting thing. But maybe that is because I have a kid with a late birthday and would have loved for him to start early. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 2, '16 4:38pm  
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 2, '16 4:43pm  
I think it depends on your child. If you think she is ready then she probably is ready. My youngest has a late May birthday, but that hasn't affected her at all. She is going into high school with all pre-ap classes even though she is one of the youngest in her class. My nephew, on the other hand, is clearly not ready to start school so he will be held back. My daughter also had classmates that barely know what a book was, much less the ability to read starting Kindergarten yet they are doing just fine now too. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jun 2, '16 4:51pm  
My SIL did with all 3 of her boys. They have all done well academically. I don't know if that was the reason why but it didn't hurt them. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 4:29am  
Finding the right education academy for the kids is really very hard thing. A wrong decision can ruin the academic career of the kids. That is why I chose one of the best Phoenix kindergarten academies for my son. I did a lot of research on various kindergartens and finalized best one. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 7:26am  
I have a daughter with an Aug bday and a son with a late july bday. I didnt red shirt either one and they were both in advanced classes by middle school. It all depends on the child and the time you put in to their studies throughout their schooling.
 
I worried about my son and considered holding him back, but im glad that i didn't. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 7:43am  
I have a daughter with an Aug bday and a son with a late july bday. I didnt red shirt either one and they were both in advanced classes by middle school. It all depends on the child and the time you put in to their studies throughout their schooling.
 
I worried about my son and considered holding him back, but im glad that i didn't.
 
@Nurse3: Similar results here - son with an early August birthday.  He was smart and ready when he started KG, and has done very well.  He is only up to some of the girls shoulders in middle school, but will pass them up by his sophomore year in high school.  If your child seems mentally and emotionally ready, I would not hold them back.  If they seem unsteady, waiting a year will not hurt anything as others have opined. 
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 8:04am  
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 8:49am  
My son is a middle school teacher, & swears he can easily identify the students with summer birthdays. His theory is "Do you really want to give your child an extra year of adulthood at age 18? Better to enjoy an extra year of childhood at age 5!" His wife is a teacher as well & they are choosing to keep their daughter with a late July birthday back. My daughter followed his advice years ago with her son, & had no regrets. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 9:04am  
I have a early March birthday [3rd] and started the first grade a 5.  My parents had spent time with all three of us boys teaching us colors, alphabet and numbers.  My father being an accountant spent a great deal of time giving us a good start on our math.  We lived in a small town where Kindergarten was not available.  Guess it didn't hurt any of us.  One is a pilot, one an accountant [of course] and I am a retired engineer.Parents need to realize that they are responsible for their children's future.  Teachers are  employed only to educate your kids in the basics not raise them for you. 4951
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kaliteej1 Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 9:30am  
We delayed kinder with our son who has a mid August birthday and it was the best decision we made. He was one of the earliest kids to read and is now reading at the beginning of second grade level. He also excelled in all other subjects and made all E's in conduct. I am also a elementary school teacher and know the demands of the curriculum and it is more demanding than it was several years ago. I can spot the young babies within a week of school and feel bad for them because they struggle all year.We chose to delay because he was very sensitive, lacked confidence, and has always been on the smaller size compared to his peers. We had at a MDO program with a transitional class called high flyers Monday-Friday and I attribute the class to really preparing him for kinder.It is a win win for us all the way around and highly suggest it if you are questioning it. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 9:44am  
My son's birthday is Sept 4 so We had to. I was kinda upset but now years later I now wonder why I freaked out lol. It is actually better he waited. I do think it depends on the child he even had many yrs of going to pre k. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 10:56am  
I am a 1 grade teacher and it isn't really about what they already know because they are going to learn.  It is more about their maturity.  Kids that start early usually have behavior trouble because it is to much for them.  They don't have the attention span or the school readiness just yet.  Just because they have been in prek doesn't mean they are ready for kinder.  By the time they get to 1st grade they really begin to struggle with what they have to know and do sometimes.  9 times out of 10 the students that end up needing to be held back in 1st grade are the young ones.  April- sept birthdays.  Of course not all because it is not a one size fits all. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 11, '16 10:58am  
My son's birthday is Sept 4 so We had to. I was kinda upset but now years later I now wonder why I freaked out lol. It is actually better he waited. I do think it depends on the child he even had many yrs of going to pre k.
 
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Haha my sons b day is Sept 2nd..so I just kept in the preschool program at Christ the king for a year and he was so ready by the next...God I miss that place! 4951
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