When does advanced math start in AAP? CURRENT PARENTS ONLY

[Anonymous]

The curriculum has changed, I really don't need moms of college students who get off by talking about how their 20 year olds were in AAP in elementary school posting here.

When does actual advanced math start? Is it in 5th grade when they move to 6th grade math or is it in 4th that they start doing 5th grade math? I know it's not 3rd. All 3rd graders in our school are doing the same math curriculum. So when does advanced math for AAP start?

[Anonymous]

My son is in 4th. Last year he did all of 3rd grade and half of 4th grade. This year he is doing half of 4th grade and all of 5th grade. Next year in 5th he’ll be doing all of 6th grade.

Sounds like your school is an E3 pilot, maybe?

[Anonymous]

It seems to vary by school. If your goal is Algebra in 7th, I’d talk to your AART to have a clear understanding of that path at your school, esp if your student is in AAP but not LIV.

[Anonymous]

Starts in 3rd

[Anonymous]

It starts in 3rd - they accelerate in 3rd and 4th so that they can take the 6th grade SOL in 5th and the Math 7 SOL in 6th. It may feel like they’re doing similar things in 3rd - but they are spending 1 class period in a topic and the standard track spends 3 class periods.

[Anonymous]

OP I think you need to ask the math resource specialist at your school or the AART or even call Gatehouse. Even current 4th graders had the old standards last year, so I'm not sure any parents know.

[Anonymous]

Third at our school.

[Anonymous]

It starts in third at our school (my DD is in the class) but I have heard that the "full grade level acceleration" happens in fifth grade. In third grade and fourth grade, it seems like they go at a faster pace and delve more deeply into the material -- but that they are learning the same curriculum as the general class (perhaps by the end of year, that will change and they'll do more 4th grade work). I have heard that fifth grade is the critical year where they move ahead more quickly in an effort to prepare the kids for potentially testing high enough to start algebra in middle school.

In other words, while it's great to be in advanced math in third and fourth grade for the faster pace and the acceleration, the real year of importance is in fifth grade.

[Anonymous]

Our ES said 3rd grade but I am not sure how it worked. The kids in Advanced Math were in the regular math class and were supposed to receive the extensions but I have no idea how that worked. The Advanced Math kids had their own class starting in 5th grade. The school added a cluster LLIV program the year after my son was eligible so they are following the LLIV curriculum. I know that they added a LIV pull out for math last year because parents were not excited by the cluster method. I am not sure how that is going.

So, the school says it starts in 3rd but none of us knows what that looks like. I know that they have a separate class in 5th grade. I also know that most of the class ends up with the choice of Algebra 1 H in 7th grade so I think the program that the school use is working well.

[Anonymous]

There's an easy way to tell if your student is receiving accelerated math or not - look at their last report card. There's a box that will note they are being graded on above grade level standards. Our third grader is.

[Anonymous]

3rd. By the end of 5th grade they'll be a year ahead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's an easy way to tell if your student is receiving accelerated math or not - look at their last report card. There's a box that will note they are being graded on above grade level standards. Our third grader is.

OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but OP is looking to see not if a kid is in advanced math, but if the current year 3rd grade advanced math curriculum is still accelerated the way it was in prior years. As you can see on this thread, reports are mixed and contradictory. Some people are claiming that the current 3rd grade advanced math standards still have kids go to half of 4th, while others are saying it's just extensions on general education. The report card checkbox won't answer that question. Only talking with school personnel probably will, because this is new this year with the new math standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3rd. By the end of 5th grade they'll be a year ahead.

Which would be different than in past years where by the end of 4th they were a year ahead (though still taking the grade 4 math SOL) and in 5th they just did 6th grade math. Would still, I assume, have them taking the grade 6 math SOL after 5th and grade 7 math SOL after 6th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's an easy way to tell if your student is receiving accelerated math or not - look at their last report card. There's a box that will note they are being graded on above grade level standards. Our third grader is.

OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but OP is looking to see not if a kid is in advanced math, but if the current year 3rd grade advanced math curriculum is still accelerated the way it was in prior years. As you can see on this thread, reports are mixed and contradictory. Some people are claiming that the current 3rd grade advanced math standards still have kids go to half of 4th, while others are saying it's just extensions on general education. The report card checkbox won't answer that question. Only talking with school personnel probably will, because this is new this year with the new math standards.

DP The notation signifies they are being assessed under 4th grade standards. I believe that would be considered acceleration for a third grader. Now, the pace of acceleration may be different than other years, but clearly at least some schools still have acceleration at 3rd grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's an easy way to tell if your student is receiving accelerated math or not - look at their last report card. There's a box that will note they are being graded on above grade level standards. Our third grader is.

OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but OP is looking to see not if a kid is in advanced math, but if the current year 3rd grade advanced math curriculum is still accelerated the way it was in prior years. As you can see on this thread, reports are mixed and contradictory. Some people are claiming that the current 3rd grade advanced math standards still have kids go to half of 4th, while others are saying it's just extensions on general education. The report card checkbox won't answer that question. Only talking with school personnel probably will, because this is new this year with the new math standards.

Teacher here. The 3rd AAP standards were cut down a lot. Like it is basically third grade math with extensions. This is from the county pacing guides.