The teacher is not aware of my DD's reading level

[Anonymous]

Does DD like the school? Does she enjoy Kindergarten?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does DD like the school? Does she enjoy Kindergarten?

She does. She enjoys the social aspect of it - hanging out with kids. Her favorite part is recess. I'm not sure she likes doing all the CC worksheets that they do.

She gets upset about the kids' behavior and teacher's struggles in the classroom though. Yesterday, for example, she was upset because something happened with kids not behaving again and the teacher got very mad.

The teacher is overwhelmed and I feel for her. But I don't understand why. She's been teaching for thirty years, surely she'd know how to handle them.

They had issues earlier in the year when the boys were sneaking into the bathroom to watch the girls, and the teacher was not paying attention and taking an appropriate action to stop it.

[Anonymous]

I am increasingly doubtful that OP is a real (sincere? valid? non-troll?) poster.

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Anonymous wrote:I am increasingly doubtful that OP is a real (sincere? valid? non-troll?) poster.

I think she's real, but I also think she takes whatever her kid says as gospel.

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This just isn't that big of a deal. What books is your child reading at home right now? Don't increase it - just the truth - what books is she reading on her own?

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Anonymous wrote:This just isn't that big of a deal. What books is your child reading at home right now? Don't increase it - just the truth - what books is she reading on her own?

She does not read on her own. We read together at night. I read to her and then I give her a book to read. I don't give her a choice. Well, sometimes I give her a choice, but they are all the same level. At first it was BOBBooks, now it's books from the Scholastic "I can read" series, level 1 and 2.

She can read them and comprehend most of the text.

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Anonymous wrote:This just isn't that big of a deal. What books is your child reading at home right now? Don't increase it - just the truth - what books is she reading on her own?

She does not read on her own. We read together at night. I read to her and then I give her a book to read. I don't give her a choice. Well, sometimes I give her a choice, but they are all the same level. At first it was BOBBooks, now it's books from the Scholastic "I can read" series, level 1 and 2.

She can read them and comprehend most of the text.

Well, there's a red flag.

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Anonymous wrote:This just isn't that big of a deal. What books is your child reading at home right now? Don't increase it - just the truth - what books is she reading on her own?

She does not read on her own. We read together at night. I read to her and then I give her a book to read. I don't give her a choice. Well, sometimes I give her a choice, but they are all the same level. At first it was BOBBooks, now it's books from the Scholastic "I can read" series, level 1 and 2.

She can read them and comprehend most of the text.

Well, there's a red flag.

red flag for what?

[Anonymous]

red flag for what?

Not PP. My interpretation is 1)that the fact that the child is not reading on her own indicates that her reading level may not be as high as OP thinks; and, 2) that the child comprehends "most" of what she reads supports that opinion.

I think OP has is frustrated that her child (who sounds like she is doing just fine for a K) is not reading on a higher level.

I hope OP backs off. She says her DD likes K--I suspect K teacher understands that OP is putting on a lot of pressure.

Hope I'm wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:This just isn't that big of a deal. What books is your child reading at home right now? Don't increase it - just the truth - what books is she reading on her own?

She does not read on her own. We read together at night. I read to her and then I give her a book to read. I don't give her a choice. Well, sometimes I give her a choice, but they are all the same level. At first it was BOBBooks, now it's books from the Scholastic "I can read" series, level 1 and 2.

She can read them and comprehend most of the text.

Well, there's a red flag.

red flag for what?

Not OP or PP but mine doesn't read on her own either. Red flag for what? She enjoys reading to us but never on her own unless it's bedtime and she can't go play. Otherwise she much prefers to play. In k, reading third grade level. No pressure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This just isn't that big of a deal. What books is your child reading at home right now? Don't increase it - just the truth - what books is she reading on her own?

She does not read on her own. We read together at night. I read to her and then I give her a book to read. I don't give her a choice. Well, sometimes I give her a choice, but they are all the same level. At first it was BOBBooks, now it's books from the Scholastic "I can read" series, level 1 and 2.

She can read them and comprehend most of the text.

Based on this, it sounds like your child is an utterly typical kindergarten reader and not advanced, so it makes sense that she is be treated as a typical kindergarten reader in the classroom.

If she's not choosing to read independently, though, I think it's worth questioning whether she's an engaged and curious reader, which is more important than reading level at this phase. This is especially striking when followed by you not giving her a choice most of the time as to what book she will read. It sounds like she's perhaps being turned off by being forced to read books that are beyond her competency, and may be losing confidence in her reading ability. You might try backing off and letting her pick her books, even if they seem too easy for you, and see what she does. Kids this age typically have an incredible hunger to learn, and will find things that just challenging enough to engage them without discouraging them.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. My presumptions about the teacher are correct. She said herself she doesn't listen to kids read because she doesn't have time. So, of course, she is at best only vaguely aware of their kevels.

I'm coming to strongly suspect you are the mother of my child's classmate. TC by any chance? I don't need an answer but if yes, give it a rest, you're making yourself look silly.

Not the OP but there are probably about 10,000 moms in exactly the same situation as the OP. Could be anyone. And she doesn't look silly she is frustrated and rightly so. The problem is when you write on here you get a majority of under-achievers who resent her position and aren't helpful or kind about it.

Is that you OP??

No I'm the poster whose DD skipped 1st grade and was called a liar for mentioning it.

I am the PP above who was the very advanced early reader. I suspect this will fall on deaf ears, but think carefully about how invested you are in your child's reading ("underachievers?" You really said that and admit it?). Please, for the sake of your child and coming from somebody who was a lot like your child from your description, just think about it.

Also, I read this whole thread and I didn't see anybody call you a liar, but this hypersensitiveness about any perceived slight to your child's intellectual abilities is something that is very, very familiar to me.

you sound insane.

I disagree. The bolded is what is really insane. I have an "underachiever". Well actually she is achieving at her ability so no she isn't "under" achieving. I can emphatically say I do not envy OP. First of all her school sounds awful. Second of all she is completely wacked out about her kids reading ability. SO MANY PARENTS think early reading or advanced reading means WAY more than it does. There is more to life. Thankfully I know that seeing as I have an "under" achiever.

You mis understand. I didn't say any poster on here has an under achiever, I said the POSTERs on here include many under-achievers. Adult under achievers.

[Anonymous]

Not OP or PP but mine doesn't read on her own either. Red flag for what?

Not the "red flag" poster, but I think it is a red flag that the mom is over thinking this whole thing. Sounds like her DD is a typical Kindergartener who is right where she belongs.

I think PP who brought up the "choice" of book had a good point.

I hope she making her "choose" a book to read herself at bedtime--that should be a special and comfortable situation--not pressure to perform.

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Anonymous wrote:Based on this, it sounds like your child is an utterly typical kindergarten reader and not advanced, so it makes sense that she is be treated as a typical kindergarten reader in the classroom.

If she's not choosing to read independently, though, I think it's worth questioning whether she's an engaged and curious reader, which is more important than reading level at this phase. This is especially striking when followed by you not giving her a choice most of the time as to what book she will read. It sounds like she's perhaps being turned off by being forced to read books that are beyond her competency, and may be losing confidence in her reading ability. You might try backing off and letting her pick her books, even if they seem too easy for you, and see what she does. Kids this age typically have an incredible hunger to learn, and will find things that just challenging enough to engage them without discouraging them.

OP here. I don't think she's advanced or gifted.

I'll let her choose books. But so far she has been progressing to higher levels of BOB books until she could fluently read them all.

She does not show a lot of curiosity though. She will read if you ask her and she enjoys it, but she prefers to play which we also do a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:Based on this, it sounds like your child is an utterly typical kindergarten reader and not advanced, so it makes sense that she is be treated as a typical kindergarten reader in the classroom.

If she's not choosing to read independently, though, I think it's worth questioning whether she's an engaged and curious reader, which is more important than reading level at this phase. This is especially striking when followed by you not giving her a choice most of the time as to what book she will read. It sounds like she's perhaps being turned off by being forced to read books that are beyond her competency, and may be losing confidence in her reading ability. You might try backing off and letting her pick her books, even if they seem too easy for you, and see what she does. Kids this age typically have an incredible hunger to learn, and will find things that just challenging enough to engage them without discouraging them.

OP here. I don't think she's advanced or gifted.

I'll let her choose books. But so far she has been progressing to higher levels of BOB books until she could fluently read them all.

She does not show a lot of curiosity though. She will read if you ask her and she enjoys it, but she prefers to play which we also do a lot.

How often do you take her to library and let her pick out whatever's interesting, regardless of reading level?