What should Public schools do for your child if she reads 3 grades above ?

[Anonymous]

Totally normal and expected OP. My 4th grader tested at 12th grade for reading. DC was not the only one in the class to do so. Younger child also tested a few grade above expected level. They differentiate instruction. ELA is station based -- small groups rotate through work areas to focus on different skills, each at their now level. Both also have pull out enrichment for ELA. Don't sweat it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are public schools mandated to provide any kind of advanced service for children who are working way above their grade level in a particular area. My child is already in advanced program but her reading instruction should be 3 grades above. What would you expect the school to do for your child in this case ?

I'd hope what they'd be doing is making sure my kid is well rounded and balanced in other areas. How are her math, science, art, music, and sports skills?

[Anonymous]

If you kid is in a school with guided reading then she should be in a reading group that is apropriate to her reading level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For books, Newberry Award winners and runners up are a great place to start for 4th grade and up. A few are good for younger, but they require a higher level of emotional maturity, experience and understanding. You don't say the age of your child, so I cannot make any suggestions. The vast majority would not be appropriate for a child in 2nd grade or younger, no matter their reading ability.

For children whose reading ability has not caught up with their intellectual ability, audio books are great. The ability to read doesn't always correlate to intellectual ability, there are some great readers who are average and below average in the smarts department and there are some poor readers who are off the charts regarding IQ- and everything in between. Same goes for the ability to grasp the early math facts (the rote stuff like multiplication tables). Sometimes parents of small children confuse the ability to read early and do math facts as intellect, when they are lower level skill sets and foundational skills needed to access the higher levels of thinking and understanding.

If your child is already a decent writer, a daily journal is great to keep her practicing. Have her practice her keyboarding skills too. Since she is such a great reader already, you can concentrate on other skill sets she will need.

How are her math skills? I would concentrate on the areas where your child needs relative help. Taking her to science museums and history museums are also excellent adventures and appeal to children of all levels.

School is not the only place for your child to learn. It never has been. Parents should provide the plurality of the education for their children.

Thank you all for the different helpful advice. My daughter is 8 , she is a very quick learner and I belive she is truly gifted and very matured fir her age. Math is not a concern to me as I belive she is learning advanced stuff in her AAP program . I see that has been a great fit for her. For some other personal issues, the school does not want to acknowledge her writing and reading level. It is a long story. So that is what bothers me. They have intentionally not even placed her at the highest level reading group in her class. So I need to do it for her by my own. Yes I am now having her work on her typing skill this winter break as I thought that would also help her with her writing as she loves to write. But as a parent when you know that a school is working against your child reaching her potential, you can imagine how you fear that your child does not stay behind. So far she is okay , I don't even know how she keeps progressing against all odds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For books, Newberry Award winners and runners up are a great place to start for 4th grade and up. A few are good for younger, but they require a higher level of emotional maturity, experience and understanding. You don't say the age of your child, so I cannot make any suggestions. The vast majority would not be appropriate for a child in 2nd grade or younger, no matter their reading ability.

For children whose reading ability has not caught up with their intellectual ability, audio books are great. The ability to read doesn't always correlate to intellectual ability, there are some great readers who are average and below average in the smarts department and there are some poor readers who are off the charts regarding IQ- and everything in between. Same goes for the ability to grasp the early math facts (the rote stuff like multiplication tables). Sometimes parents of small children confuse the ability to read early and do math facts as intellect, when they are lower level skill sets and foundational skills needed to access the higher levels of thinking and understanding.

If your child is already a decent writer, a daily journal is great to keep her practicing. Have her practice her keyboarding skills too. Since she is such a great reader already, you can concentrate on other skill sets she will need.

How are her math skills? I would concentrate on the areas where your child needs relative help. Taking her to science museums and history museums are also excellent adventures and appeal to children of all levels.

School is not the only place for your child to learn. It never has been. Parents should provide the plurality of the education for their children.

Thank you all for the different helpful advice. My daughter is 8 , she is a very quick learner and I belive she is truly gifted and very matured fir her age. Math is not a concern to me as I belive she is learning advanced stuff in her AAP program . I see that has been a great fit for her. For some other personal issues, the school does not want to acknowledge her writing and reading level. It is a long story. So that is what bothers me. They have intentionally not even placed her at the highest level reading group in her class. So I need to do it for her by my own. Yes I am now having her work on her typing skill this winter break as I thought that would also help her with her writing as she loves to write. But as a parent when you know that a school is working against your child reaching her potential, you can imagine how you fear that your child does not stay behind. So far she is okay , I don't even know how she keeps progressing against all odds.

Are you for real? Gain some perespective please.

[Anonymous]

But as a parent when you know that a school is working against your child reaching her potential, you can imagine how you fear that your child does not stay behind

You really believe that the school does not want hour child to progress? Not likely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Thank you all for the different helpful advice. My daughter is 8 , she is a very quick learner and I belive she is truly gifted and very matured fir her age. Math is not a concern to me as I belive she is learning advanced stuff in her AAP program . I see that has been a great fit for her. For some other personal issues, the school does not want to acknowledge her writing and reading level. It is a long story. So that is what bothers me. They have intentionally not even placed her at the highest level reading group in her class. So I need to do it for her by my own. Yes I am now having her work on her typing skill this winter break as I thought that would also help her with her writing as she loves to write. But as a parent when you know that a school is working against your child reaching her potential, you can imagine how you fear that your child does not stay behind. So far she is okay , I don't even know how she keeps progressing against all odds.

What was their intention in placing her in a reading group that is not the highest reading group?

[Anonymous]

What was their intention in placing her in a reading group that is not the highest reading group?

The highest group may be reading above your daughter's level. If it is AAP, it is likely that all kids are reading above level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Thank you all for the different helpful advice. My daughter is 8 , she is a very quick learner and I belive she is truly gifted and very matured fir her age. Math is not a concern to me as I belive she is learning advanced stuff in her AAP program . I see that has been a great fit for her. For some other personal issues, the school does not want to acknowledge her writing and reading level. It is a long story. So that is what bothers me. They have intentionally not even placed her at the highest level reading group in her class. So I need to do it for her by my own. Yes I am now having her work on her typing skill this winter break as I thought that would also help her with her writing as she loves to write. But as a parent when you know that a school is working against your child reaching her potential, you can imagine how you fear that your child does not stay behind. So far she is okay , I don't even know how she keeps progressing against all odds.

What was their intention in placing her in a reading group that is not the highest reading group?

She probably think her daughter's emergent reading level is her daughter's mastery reading level. Children read books at their emergent reading level to progress. However, for classwork and learning about the art of the story, character development.... teachers frequently use books at the mastery level.

"Personal issues" could mean that their is a personality clash with one or more students and the teacher has separated them.

Many times there are reading groups and parents and students erroneously think one is higher than the other, when they are on the same basic level, but the students are grouped for other reasons.

[Anonymous]

Fluency and comprehension are two different things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fluency and comprehension are two different things.

+1. And writing in response to reading is an entirely different thing.

[Anonymous]

Thank you all for the different helpful advice. My daughter is 8 , she is a very quick learner and I belive she is truly gifted and very matured fir her age. Math is not a concern to me as I belive she is learning advanced stuff in her AAP program . I see that has been a great fit for her. For some other personal issues, the school does not want to acknowledge her writing and reading level. It is a long story. So that is what bothers me. They have intentionally not even placed her at the highest level reading group in her class. So I need to do it for her by my own. Yes I am now having her work on her typing skill this winter break as I thought that would also help her with her writing as she loves to write. But as a parent when you know that a school is working against your child reaching her potential, you can imagine how you fear that your child does not stay behind. So far she is okay , I don't even know how she keeps progressing against all odds.

You need to gain some perspective and better understand what schools are required to provide. They are to provide a free and appropriate education, not to get each child to reach her potential. This is true whether your DC is above or below grade level. You should be able to determine exactly where your DD is based on her school work and standardized testing. If you want your DD challenged more than what she is at school, you'll need to do more at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Thank you all for the different helpful advice. My daughter is 8 , she is a very quick learner and I belive she is truly gifted and very matured fir her age. Math is not a concern to me as I belive she is learning advanced stuff in her AAP program . I see that has been a great fit for her. For some other personal issues, the school does not want to acknowledge her writing and reading level. It is a long story. So that is what bothers me. They have intentionally not even placed her at the highest level reading group in her class. So I need to do it for her by my own. Yes I am now having her work on her typing skill this winter break as I thought that would also help her with her writing as she loves to write. But as a parent when you know that a school is working against your child reaching her potential, you can imagine how you fear that your child does not stay behind. So far she is okay , I don't even know how she keeps progressing against all odds.

You need to gain some perspective and better understand what schools are required to provide. They are to provide a free and appropriate education, not to get each child to reach her potential. This is true whether your DC is above or below grade level. You should be able to determine exactly where your DD is based on her school work and standardized testing. If you want your DD challenged more than what she is at school, you'll need to do more at home.

^ This is utter bullshit.

How can it be considered an "appropriate" education when it's clearly not appropriate to the student's academic level and clearly is not meeting the student's needs?

[Anonymous]

How can it be considered an "appropriate" education when it's clearly not appropriate to the student's academic level and clearly is not meeting the student's needs?

Thank Common core. When I taught, I thought it was my role to take each child where he is and take him as far as I could.

[Anonymous]

cont......Now, all you have to do is meet the standard. Done.