Reading recovery program for 1st grade

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Its sad this is such an issue at the start of 1st grade

Early identification and remediation is key for those children who have LDs. Waiting a year or two can mean losing the possibility of every being a fluent reader. BTDT and unfortunately on the "give it time" side.

Agree. But OP didn't say her kid had an LD. She just was behind reading level. Lots of kids arent reading chapter books at 6, especially if they attended a school where reading isn't pushed, like Montessori. That doesnt mean they have a LD.

At the beginning of first grade, if a child is below grade level, they should be tested for LDs. "Grade level" does not mean at the 50th percentile. Grade level is where they want all children to be and it is set at the 16th or 25th percentile. If a child is below grade level for reading in 1st grade, it is significant as the "average" is quite wide. It should be investigated sooner rather than later.

Not in fcps. A few years back, 1st graders normally tested well below DRA 4. K teachers didn't even give DRA. Suddenly 4 is the new normal at the end of K, but lots of perfectly bright, normal kids can't reach that level because it just isn't cognitively appropriate for them. A large number of NORMAL, NON-LD kids are not ready to read at or above 4 at the beginning of first grade. That doesn't identify them as LD. It only creates a situation where more kids are labeled "behind" than ever before, and can end up being really harmful when they start to think they are stupid because they are being asked to do something their poor 6 year old brains aren't ready to do. And then next you know, they really are struggling readers and really do need help. It's one more way our public schools are harming our children, all in the name of testing.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its sad this is such an issue at the start of 1st grade

Early identification and remediation is key for those children who have LDs. Waiting a year or two can mean losing the possibility of every being a fluent reader. BTDT and unfortunately on the "give it time" side.

Agree. But OP didn't say her kid had an LD. She just was behind reading level. Lots of kids arent reading chapter books at 6, especially if they attended a school where reading isn't pushed, like Montessori. That doesnt mean they have a LD.

At the beginning of first grade, if a child is below grade level, they should be tested for LDs. "Grade level" does not mean at the 50th percentile. Grade level is where they want all children to be and it is set at the 16th or 25th percentile. If a child is below grade level for reading in 1st grade, it is significant as the "average" is quite wide. It should be investigated sooner rather than later.

Not in fcps. A few years back, 1st graders normally tested well below DRA 4. K teachers didn't even give DRA. Suddenly 4 is the new normal at the end of K, but lots of perfectly bright, normal kids can't reach that level because it just isn't cognitively appropriate for them. A large number of NORMAL, NON-LD kids are not ready to read at or above 4 at the beginning of first grade. That doesn't identify them as LD. It only creates a situation where more kids are labeled "behind" than ever before, and can end up being really harmful when they start to think they are stupid because they are being asked to do something their poor 6 year old brains aren't ready to do. And then next you know, they really are struggling readers and really do need help. It's one more way our public schools are harming our children, all in the name of testing.

I am not saying the student has an LD, just that the student should be tested for an LD. If the student does indeed have an LD, the earlier the intervention the better. My child was harmed by the "don't worry we will wait and see" policy of FCPS when he was in K-2. He lost two years of intervention at a time when it would have done him the most good.

[Anonymous]

Is Fluency still part of the FCPS 1st grade reading curriculum? I could be wrong, and this might have been school specific, but 1st grade and incorporating "fluency" lessons into the reading program made a huge difference in how my child learned to read. My kid really took off in 1st grade as opposed to kindergarten.

[Anonymous]

FCPS needs to consider the language of these programs. And change it. Although maybe there is funding to support these programs only because they address "intervention". Making it sound like a first grader who is not reading yet needs to be "saved" is bothersome, I'd say obnoxious on many levels.