They are wanting to retain my daughter in Kindergarten!

My daughter who is now six is only able to read 8 of the 28 sight words, she is writing only 5, and can only match the sounds of letters to only half of the alphabet I need to know what I should request from the school along with retention should we add some RSP or other services for her. She is extremely healthy she doesn't't keep her attention to easily though and she is a very loving, good child. She just I think needs added assistance along with the retention. Thanks for any and all advice looking forward to seeing what you have to say!! Melanie

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Well UNLV is a very, very big school & very influential in Las Vegas. It's best known for it's business & entertainment degrees -- not so much for education, but they are working on it. My husband graduated from there w/ a degree on hotel & restaurant management.

We're near Chicago, but UNLV is the only college in the country that offers Entertainment Engineering. It's a new program and they were seeking to get it accredited.

What does you son want to major in if he attends UNLV? Where do you live?

I've been learning about special ed and gifted programs and other educational issues, advocating for kids, ever since my own son entered school many years ago. For example, I know that very few states (Pennsylvania being an exception) have guidelines that provide for IEP's for gifted-only students. It has been my understanding that comprehensive educational evaluation requests for special ed eligibility can be made annually, although a child who has already been identified and qualified for special education services typically only has comprehensive educational evaluations done every 3 years. I'm trying to figure out why a student who is found ineligible for special ed services one year would have to wait another 3 years for testing in Nevada....your state's Board of Education website doesn't make it easy to find out.
(On a personal note, my son was considering UNLV, but I don't think I'd move, even if he eventually went to college there...)

Healthy 11 -- why do you want to find out about Nevada anyway????

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