Okay, I have a son who entered kindergarten as a barely five in a community where it is fashionable to hold boys out until six. Therefore, he is MUCH younger than most of his male peers as he would have been young had he entered with children who had not been deliberately started late. And yes, his behaviors have made him stand out a bit. It is easy to guess he might be young (when, in fact, he is pretty typical for his age) and teacher have pointed that out from time to time (he is exuberant, my guy, enthusiastic, chatty, wiggly...) but I have never much worried about it since he can run mind circle around nearly everyone in his class!!
Still smiling, if I were considering retention (and I have, we have sooo many factors to consider in our community and attendance is often a factor), an 'immature child' might blend more seamlessly into the class he/she will be placed with than a child who is not. I am not defending retention and I am not supporting it, but in the situations in which I have retained--generally under the pressure of outside factors, I have taken comfort in this. Lori On 7/29/07 11:45 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a message dated 7/29/2007 12:57:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > One year I had a child who I considered very immature. Here are the things I > noticed: he sucked his thumb when stressed, he cried frequently, his > comments during class discussions were often off-topic and tended to be much > more > "me-centered" than was typical at that time of year for second graders, he > could not play well with other children, especially in competitive games > because > if he was losing he would have a tantrum and quit or throw his pieces or cry > (or all of the above), his handwriting looked like a kindergartner's writing > (very poor fine-motor control), his attention span was very limited (more > like a typical 4-5 year old), and he was much more literal in his thinking > than > the other children. > > > Okay. This makes sense, if you could see nothing else to attribute the > behaviors to. > Was anything going on at home? > How was he academically? > How did things turn out? > > Nancy Creech > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
