Kid who loves to read got B for reading and S for effort

[Anonymous]

Would this concern you? He's in 3rd grade and reads 1+ hours voluntarily every day, and loves and frequents the library and bookstore. Thx.

[Anonymous]

When daughter was in 6th, she got a B. I asked the teacher why, since she had 99%ile on Stanford reading and she read all the time. After that, she got A's.

[Anonymous]

Ask the teacher about it.

[Anonymous]

Why? A B is a good grade. What's the problem here?

[Anonymous]

If a kid is reading more than an hour every day, I would be happy. I would also wonder why he is not getting an A? Is it because of comprehension-or like I posted above, the teacher is just not paying attention.

[Anonymous]

One of my kids had the same experience. He read all the time, but really was a B student when it came to grades. He was a slow reader and writer, so it lowered his grades. Also, reading out loud at a certain pace with certain intonation counted toward the grade, which he wasn't great at. Comprehension and other things count as well. As far as the effort, I'm not sure that pleasure reading of an hour a day is that unusual. My kids all did/do it, but only one is an advanced reader. And all of my friends would say their kids did as well. I would ask the teacher though so you can understand why the grade is lower than you expected.

[Anonymous]

Most likely nearly everyone gets an S for effort.

I would ask the teacher, since I'm sure there's a reason, and it probably isn't "the teacher didn't pay attention."

[Anonymous]

Do you have more information? My 3rd grader's report card came with a report that listed every single assignment, assessment and classroom activity that went into each grade so it's easy to spot any weak spots. If you don't have such a breakdown perhaps you could request help from the teacher to ID any areas to focus on.

DS's reading grade was based on 5 classroom tasks/worksheets/notebook items, 2 tests and 7 homework projects/ weekly reading log, and each of those things received a numerical grade.

[Anonymous]

I was surprised by my kid's report card.It felt like it was another kid's report card. It was pretty good report card, but didn't describe my kid's abilities at all.Maybe it's because it's the 1st grade.Hope they simplify it further.

[Anonymous]

My son is the same age and loves to read too. He got a B and a 2 for effort. Part of reading is the written responses that go with it and he half asses those just so he can be done. So I agree with his grade and I told him so. It's only the first quarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is the same age and loves to read too. He got a B and a 2 for effort. Part of reading is the written responses that go with it and he half asses those just so he can be done. So I agree with his grade and I told him so. It's only the first quarter.

Thank you. Nice to read a post from a normal parent who sees her child clearly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is the same age and loves to read too. He got a B and a 2 for effort. Part of reading is the written responses that go with it and he half asses those just so he can be done. So I agree with his grade and I told him so. It's only the first quarter.

We've had the same experiences. Reading grades often are derived from written responses to what the child has read. My son was a poor writer; loved reading but hated writing. He could give thoughtful answers orally but if you asked him the same question and requested a written response, he would give 3 word answers just to get it over with, showed not in depth thinking. Thus, a grade of "C".

Once they allowed him to turn in typewritten answers his grades went up.

My daughter is not as proficient a reader as he was at that age, but her writing is fine, so she is getting straight As.

[Anonymous]

My daughter is not as proficient a reader as he was at that age, but her writing is fine, so she is getting straight As.

That really goes against the norm. Few good writers are not good readers.

[Anonymous]

Reading a lot doesn't automatically equal an A. I wouldn't question it at all. He reads, he reads well, and he enjoys it.

Mine in grade 3 read constantly. Read way above grade level. However, reading didn't always translate into proper comprehension because he read too fast and didn't retain it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is the same age and loves to read too. He got a B and a 2 for effort. Part of reading is the written responses that go with it and he half asses those just so he can be done. So I agree with his grade and I told him so. It's only the first quarter.

We've had the same experiences. Reading grades often are derived from written responses to what the child has read. My son was a poor writer; loved reading but hated writing. He could give thoughtful answers orally but if you asked him the same question and requested a written response, he would give 3 word answers just to get it over with, showed not in depth thinking. Thus, a grade of "C".

Once they allowed him to turn in typewritten answers his grades went up.

My daughter is not as proficient a reader as he was at that age, but her writing is fine, so she is getting straight As.

I wrote about my son giving lame written answers and I suspect the same thing. He likes typing and is learning it now in 3rd grade. In what grade did your son start handing in his work typed?