My son is going to flunk 1st grade

[ilovemyglo]

Wendi you know your son, we don't.

I will say this,
My brother had to go through all those "tests" and they wanted to retain him, but my parents wouldn't let them. They worked with him at home and basically after two years it all came out- He was a good reader, didn't have any problems, but he was bored with the material. At home my parents had him reading books about bears eating at picnics in the park and at school he was reading about Little Susie and her puppy, but when they switched to ghost stories and action type books, my brother would whizz through them.

It can honestly be something that simple.

Some testing is okay, but I know some of those tests are VERY invasive (they totally wipe out a kids' motivations for awhile). I remember my brother coming home (keep in mind he was ADHD without any medication) and going straight to bed. He sort of got depressed because they gave him the "There is something wrong, we don't know what". Kid's pick up on that.

Say some prayers, talk to the teacher, get the principal involved, but definitely look at all of your options before jumping on a promise of a miracle.

BTW- My brother is a chemical engineer now, so not holding him back didn't hurt him one iota.