Lightʼs Retention Scale (LRS) is an objective standard that takes the guesswork out of difficult grade retention decisions. Learn more...
For some students, retention is both necessary and beneficial. The decision may be difficult for the parents and the child, and the principal can help the family adapt to the decision. Learn more...
A principal can help to insure that the educational opportunities available during the retention year are appropriate and are implemented with fidelity. Learn more...
20 Questions: Do you and your staff know the answers? Learn more...
Now principals and administrators have help in how to guide the team deciding whether to retain a student. Learn more...
H. Wayne Light, Ph.D. has more than 35 years of experience as a psychologist in private practice and as a school psychologist. Learn more...
Light’s Retention Scale 5th-Edition (LRS-5) provides research-based, dependable guidance so that teachers, parents, and administrators can work together to justify making the difficult decision about whether to retain or promote a child.
It provides an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of grade retention for a given child because it is based upon the needs of the child in that specific setting.
There are good reasons why Lightʼs Retention Scale is used in thousands of schools around the country. It can be completed quickly, is simple to interpret, and offers all the information needed for those involved in making a critical decision to feel confident that they have done the right thing for their student.
