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What kind of help does the student get if he has to repeat a grade level? Would it not be easier to let him advance and just help him with certain material that he is struggling with?
Do you know anyone who has repeated a grade? Find out why this happens in this article for kids.
Grade retention or social promotion -- which is best? Read what the experts have to say.
Teachers and parents are sometimes faced with the question of whether to have a child repeat a grade because he seems unprepared to learn the material in the next grade. When making this decision, keep in mind that research shows that low-achieving students tend to progress at the same rate, whether they are retained or promoted. Retained students do not necessarily score better on achievement tests at the end of the repeated grade, compared with similar students who are promoted. Even if retained students improve on standardized test scores, their overall learning does not appear to increase.
New research on the debate between retention and social promotion
My English 2001 Multimodal project based on my researched argument essay asserting that giving students individual attention instead of having them repeat a ...
How would you suggest discussing the fact that DD will be repeating second grade in the fall without her taking it to heart? It's a rather unique situation where she started kindergarten a year early and the following year we experienced a family tragedy. After that we watched her reading skills get worse and worse and at the end of second grade we are still not seeing the progress we would like after stabilizing her environment. Her grades run a consistent C average but her teacher feels she will thrive and excel if we keep her back instead of forcing her on. I kind of agree with her, but the issue I'm running into is knowing her best friend is 6 months younger than her and will be advanced to 3rd grade next year skipping second all together. She started doing second grade curriculum and this year and when DD found out she became upset self comparing and unable to understand why her friend that is younger than her is in the same grade now. I anticipate more upset feelings when she realizes she is not going on to third grade but her friend that is younger than her is. Soooooo, what can we do to get her to be ok...well more than ok, happy with this decision that the adults around have made for her? --BFGuru
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At a time when more states are moving to retain struggling students in lower grades, research shows that such efforts are counterproductive, Deborah Stipek and Michael Lombardo say.
Having a student who is struggling in school can be frustrating, but the prospect of “holding back” your child, or having them repeat a grade, is just as defeating. While you want your child to succeed, it’s hard to see them take a step backward and not progressing through their academics with their friends. So what’s best for your child?
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Making Retention A Last Resort: Too often, educators find themselves choosing between social promotion and retention, when neither benefits children. Some districts have found that intensive intervention in the early grades can eliminate the choice between two unappealing options.
News for Students and Teacher Resources 7-12 Grade Level
The already muddy research on whether it’s better to hold back struggling students or promote them to the next grade just got muddier. A new study ,“The Scarring Effects of Primary-Grade Retention? A Study of Cumulative Advantage in the Educational Career,” by Notre Dame sociologist Megan Andrew, published Sept. 26, 2014, in the journal Social Forces is an empirically solid analysis that adds more weight to those who say retention — what education wonks call repeating a grade — is ultimately harmful.
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Parent #1: My son wants to be “left behind”. I feel that another year in the smaller, familiar middle school would be less intimidating and give him some time
This student is repeating first grade and was reading at a pre-primary level. He is now on grade level in both reading and math.
Two education experts, one in Thailand the other in France, discuss their perspectives on the question 'to repeat or not to repeat' - a school year. Learning...
The term "retention" in regards to school means repeating an
academic year of school. Retention in school is also called grade
retention, being held back, or repeating a grade. Grade retention is the
opposite of social promotion, in which children continue with their age
peers regardless of academic performance.
MUSKEGON, MI -- Having students repeat a grade isn't exactly popular with students, but Three Oaks Public School Academy isn't interested in popularity contests.
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