third grader reads at T - but in middle reading group

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Anonymous wrote:OP How many third grad classes are in your child's school?

It could be that the children have been grouped by reading level. All the highest readers in the grade were grouped together in your child's class, and that's why ever an above grade level reader would be reading at the middle of the group.

there are 5 classes. the kids in dc's class do seem bright (beyond just reading) and instruction takes place at a high level. i don't know what standard 3rd grade instruction looks like so i can't comment accurately. very likely that this is why there are so many kids at a higher level. i can't help but be pleased that dd is surrounded by such smart peers.

Is this Woodlin?

No

[Anonymous]

Are there really elem schools that group that way (i.e., the highest readers in the grade are all in one class)? Do they also group the struggling readers all into another class? Isn't that akin to tracking, which I thought is frowned upon in MoCo. My kids' school definitely does not group certain kids together in class based on academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there really elem schools that group that way (i.e., the highest readers in the grade are all in one class)? Do they also group the struggling readers all into another class? Isn't that akin to tracking, which I thought is frowned upon in MoCo. My kids' school definitely does not group certain kids together in class based on academics.

My kid's school does. Not in Silver Spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My third grader reads at level T which I always thought made her a strong reader. After volunteering in class yesterday I found out that she is in the middle (3rd from the top) reading group. I would have understood that there were a few brilliant outliers in every class - but 2 reading groups worth of kids reading middle school level books? MCPS is truly Lake Woebegone

You may have misunderstood the reading groups. They may be divided by other strngths/weaknesses, such as comprehension and writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP How many third grad classes are in your child's school?

It could be that the children have been grouped by reading level. All the highest readers in the grade were grouped together in your child's class, and that's why ever an above grade level reader would be reading at the middle of the group.

there are 5 classes. the kids in dc's class do seem bright (beyond just reading) and instruction takes place at a high level. i don't know what standard 3rd grade instruction looks like so i can't comment accurately. very likely that this is why there are so many kids at a higher level. i can't help but be pleased that dd is surrounded by such smart peers.

Is this Woodlin?

No

There is no other close in SS school that has 5 third grade classes

[Anonymous]

How could you possibly know that? There are at least 5 near in SS schools that I can think of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How could you possibly know that? There are at least 5 near in SS schools that I can think of.

Yes and they have fewer than 5 third grade classes except Woodlin

[Anonymous]

Nevermind. I was wrong. There is another one that has five sections though it's not quite as close in.