How are kids selected for advanced math in 3rd grade?

[Anonymous]

I'm under the impression that there is a test at the beginning of the year to see what they know and then they are placed in a math class. Is that correct? This is at a base school, not AAP.

Also, if your child is in 2nd grade in the top math group, what are they learning? Multiplication? Division? At what level?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm under the impression that there is a test at the beginning of the year to see what they know and then they are placed in a math class. Is that correct? This is at a base school, not AAP.

Also, if your child is in 2nd grade in the top math group, what are they learning? Multiplication? Division? At what level?

My 2nd grader is in the top math group and is doing long division of three digit numbers.

No idea about the test at the beginning of the year, though. I know they have been doing some assessments using eCART, but I do not know of a specific test.

[Anonymous]

My second grader is also in the top group and they are doing basic multiplication and division facts. I guess every school is different.

[Anonymous]

It's assessment, that's all. The teacher needs to know what her kids already know so she can move ahead with each child. The children with similar abilities are grouped together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's assessment, that's all. The teacher needs to know what her kids already know so she can move ahead with each child. The children with similar abilities are grouped together.

What are the abilities that are considered "top group" for math at the beginning of 3rd grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's assessment, that's all. The teacher needs to know what her kids already know so she can move ahead with each child. The children with similar abilities are grouped together.

What are the abilities that are considered "top group" for math at the beginning of 3rd grade?

I would guess it would be the students that have the highest math skills in the group of students in that class. That's why it would likely differ from classroom to classroom, as well as school to school.

And "advanced math" now starts in Kindergarten.

http://www.fcps.edu/is/math/elementary/index.shtml

[Anonymous]

Last year DC was in "the top math group" in 2nd grade - I'm guessing from who else was in it - but I don't remember them doing any multiplication or division. Jumped from that to 4th grade math in AAP. Definitely differs from school to school.

[Anonymous]

Kids are assessed on ongoing basis. Just because they may start in "top" group, doesn't mean they'll stay there. And the teachers don't necessarily tell you. In fact, I don't think I've ever been told directly, but I know the classmates well enough to know which is advanced group.

[Anonymous]

Are they changing the cirriculum to offer compacted math to non aap students?

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they changing the cirriculum to offer compacted math to non aap students?

Compacted math has been replaced. The Advanced math sequence is now offered at all elementary schools. Students that need the challenge of advanced math can now get that without attending a full-time AAP program.