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Sometimes all it takes is more time or more focus on actually "getting the kid reading." But I sense that Momsdream is concerned that her daughter may be struggling with more than that. (In my own daughter's case, she had already repeated kindergarten, and the more focused reading lessons in first grade weren't starting to click. Something was wrong, and I wish we had gotten the big picture then instead of addressing little pieces of the problem for the next 4 years.)
A good assessment won't label a child unnecessarily--it could just as easily say that the issues are developmental and simply need more time. But if there are genuine learning issues to be addressed, I believe it's better to start early than to leave a child floundering. Kids know when they're not keeping up with their peers on something as fundamental as reading. Unless they're living in complete isolation, even home-schooled kids know--they start going places and playing games where other kids are obviously beginning to read.
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