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Another IEP ?
My DD is 3.5 and is diagnosed PDD-NOS she receives special education services within our school district. Right now our relationship with our district is all puppies and rainbows. We had our 2nd IEP meeting today for next years services and we are all happy. However, DD is a June baby and the cut off for kindergarten is Aug. 1, so she will make the cut off by 6 weeks (next year). I want to hold her back, she is far behind her peers and most of her issues are around her very significant language delay. I got the feeling today that holding her back may not be an option (or an easy option). I heard the phrase "she may lose services".
Now, this is something we will be dealing with this time next year but is it really hard to hold a kid back once they start receiving special education services?
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Re: Another IEP ?
I wouldn't worry too much until next year and you have an idea about how her speech improves in a year.
With that said, we decided to hold my DS#1 back a year. Basically we were told if we did this we would be eligible for drive in services, but that was all. There was no true decrease in hours/services, but we had to provide transportation. We chose not to do this because our kids are attending a communication/sensory preschool this year, so I feel like their services are sufficient and they needed this extra time to play and explore. I decided it was worth the expense because I found out that once they were in the school system I couldn't choose to hold them back. So if they completed K and academically were ready for 1st I couldn't hold them back (same as your situation). It was cheaper to pay for a year of pre-k than a year of private kindie.
Thank you so much for your responses. I was just hoping if we could give her another year it could only help. Plus, on the other end, she would finish high school at 18 instead of 17.
However, it is a whole year away and Lord knows I have enough to worry about right now!
I don't have much to add, but my mom was a kindergarten teacher and had your philosophy of "another year could only help." Even without special needs, kids are always labeled "the young ones." To me, it's ridiculous because no matter the cut-off, there will be younger kids and older kids in a kindergarten class. However, as a high school teacher, I can still tell who the "young ones" are in the class based on maturity, not academics.
I am in the same spot you're in as well. I think holding my DS back a year might be the best thing for him, but I know he won't get the same services if we do.