School Readiness

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Cookie - 29 Mar 2006 16:50 GMT

I have 3-year-old twin girls who will be turning 4 in May, therefore they
are of age to attend junior kindergarten in the fall. However, one of my
girls is much more mature and socially ready to go to school (anxiously!).
My other daughter is much more of a baby and also does not seem to have the
same social skills, even though she is accustomed to spending time with
other kids at the sitter's. Because of their birthdate I could choose to
wait another year before sending them. So my question is, what should I do
if one is ready and one isn't? Is it fair to hold my daughter back to wait
for the other? How can I send one to school and not the other? Can anybody
offer advice on this situation?

Thanks,
Cookie

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Ellen - 29 Mar 2006 23:13 GMT

Cookie,

What exactly is junior kindergarten? Do they go from that to
Kindergarten the following year? If so, I would say just send them
both and then reassess when regular K arrives. Chances are, unless she
has serious delays, they will both be ready after a year of junior K.

Good luck,
Ellen

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Cookie - 30 Mar 2006 00:39 GMT

Here we have two years of kindergarten, junior and senior. JK is not
compulsory, but most kids go. The more I think about, I'm on board with
your suggestion. It makes sense to send them both and THEN deal with the
issues as (or if) they come up. Chances are they'll both do fine and going
to school will help her mature. She doesn't have any major delays. In
fact, if she was a singleton I probably wouldn't give it a second thought.
It's just that the contrast to her sister makes me feel concerned.

Thanks for your advice,
Cookie

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> Ellen

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School Readiness