3rd grade accelerated math
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Anonymous
| My DC is in local level IV AAP at a dual immersion school. We received a note yesterday about being identified as a student who could benefit from advanced mathematics with the opportunity to receive accelerated mathematics. Is this different than level IV AAP math? |
Anonymous
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No, it's the same. At our AAP center the advanced math kids joined the level IV class for math and were taught the same content from the same teachers.
I think it's great that they are offering it to every kid who tests well in fall. |
Anonymous
| Why don't you take this to the AAP channel? They can help you there. |
Anonymous
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It is the same math as in an LIV classroom. The difference should be that it should be taught in the target language. DS was in Advanced Math at a LI school. Third and fourth grade the Advanced Math was taught in the LI language during the math period. The kids were not in a different class but were given the extenstions and work that came with Advanced Math. In 5th grade, the Advanced Math kids in LI were all in the same math class and had skipped to 6th grade math. The LI kids in grade level math were in a different math class. The same thing happened in sixth grade.
THird and fourth grade Advanced Math means that the kids learn the current grade level math and some of the concepts from the next grade level at the same time. The idea is that by fifth grade the Advanced Math class will have completed fifth grade math and will be ready for sixth grade math. |
Anonymous
DC is level IV, we just chose to stay local to stay in immersion. So I was just confused if this is in addition to the standard level IV. |
Anonymous
I tried searching the fcps website and there are different pages for accelerated math and AAP. So I wanted a broader audience since it may not be AAP. |
Anonymous
You probably just need to ask at your school. Different LI programs have different approaches to LLIV. The math should be the same regardless but how it is implemented might be different from program to program. |
Anonymous
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Ask the school. We left a language immersion school because they stated that advanced math was being eliminated even though
They have LLIV. It was very confusing. |
Anonymous
Cluster model in that case maybe? |
Anonymous
Ah, I'm sorry, I missed that part. It's possible they sent it to every kid who meets the bar (standard was >90th percentile iReady math or pass advance on last spring's SOL at our ES) regardless of whether they are in level IV already? |
Anonymous
Agree it's very confusing. They told us it would be level IV kids with level III. DC really likes the "strict" English teacher, has been complaining about not being challenged in math, they haven't started science yet. Seems to be majority of kids from the Spanish class last year, I'm not sure how they are all level III. I like the idea of immersion but I don't want my kid to be bored half of the day. Hopefully the accelerated will mean more specific content for some of the class. |
Anonymous
OP - is your kid at Laurel Ridge? |
Anonymous
No not laurel ridge, and since in posted I talked to the AART teacher, sounds like this is a state thing. They are getting the same 3rd/4th grade content that everyone else in level iv is getting. Plus the supplemental the aart provides. I guess the plan is 5th grade math in 4th. We will see how this goes :/. |
Anonymous
Advanced math in elementary is indeed being slowly eliminated in FCPS through several means, for equity reasons. |
Anonymous
Numerous reports across several threads about “bored students” this year with FCPS’ changes to both math and language arts classes. FCPS has significantly diminished the rigor of their advanced and accelerated classes this year. |