{"id":11293,"date":"2018-12-06T12:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T12:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=11293"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:18:53","slug":"to-repeat-or-not-to-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/to-repeat-or-not-to-repeat\/","title":{"rendered":"To repeat or not to repeat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/t23.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 200%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px; color: #3366ff;\">This week we are asking parents all about their experiences and challenges when it comes to having a child who is struggling to learn at school and may need to repeat a school year.<\/span><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 15px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 200%; font-family: Arial; line-height: 32px; color: #3366ff;\"><strong>This may be because\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><center><span style=\"font-size: 180%; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>You as the parent, think it is the right <br \/>course of action for your child<\/strong><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-size: 180%; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Or<\/strong><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-size: 180%; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>It may be because your school thinks your child would <br \/>benefit from repeating a school year.<\/strong><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\">We asked you 4 questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\">Here is the link to the questions. We will collate your answers and let you know what other parents are doing and have done over the years next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/5QF9Y8D\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/survey-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/survey-button.png 616w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/survey-button-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/survey-button-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/center><span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\">Please answer Yes or No to our 4 quick questions. It will only take 10 seconds of your time.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\">If you would like to watch the original video where I talk about this topic. Click here to watch it on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dyslexiadaily\/videos\/2040496399374403\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong> or here to view it on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/R0QrHKi2ODY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\">On it, you will learn what to consider if you are thinking of repeating a child, and the times in a child\u2019s life when it may be more appropriate to repeat a year at school. There can be pro and cons for both repeating and deciding not to and I cover that too. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\">Wishing you and your child every success.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\">Kind regards<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 160%; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Liz Dunoon<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are asking parents all about their experiences and challenges when it comes to having a child who is struggling to learn at school and may need to repeat a school year. 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