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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are these problem areas in ACPS, too? We're zoned for Cora Kelly. Should I expect significant supplementation to be necessary? Do any elementary schools in ACPS with opt-ins or transfer possibilities do an excellent job of teaching these things? [/quote]

Cora Kelly is supposed to be a Math and Science focus school. They have historically had some of the lowest Math and Science scores in City.  A few years ago the principal did a big push to increase both and the scores went up slightly. As with all ACPS schools, if Math is the focus on year, SOL scores go up in Math and go down in Reading and vice versa. There is almost never an increase in both.  [/quote]

So basically, we would need to supplement a significant amount at any school? We could opt in to MVCS or JH, but I assume they have similar issues and I'm not sure dual language would be a good fit. [/quote]

Yes, that's correct. You should plan to do so. I had to teach my child phonics.  We have been doing Outschool type classes for writing for many years because that was not taught either. (child is now a teen). For math, Khan academy as a supplement.
My child attended one of the most highly rated ACPS elementary schools btw.  She had nice teachers - some better than others - and the community was nice as well. But the academics are lacking.[/quote]

And our experience has been completely different. Both math fundamentals (fact families), phonics and writing/grammar have been intentionally taught. Spelling not as much but that comes easy for our daughter. We’ve done zero supplementing—and I mean zero—but she’s naturally bright (objectively speaking, not bragging). Her recent assessments were high 90s for math and English. We are at MVCS and love the community. [/quote]

Do you think the stronger focus on phonics and grammar is because of the dual language?

-OP[/quote]

That very well could be! I had not thought of it until you mentioned it.[/quote]

OP here. Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I went and looked at the MVCS curriculum and was pleasantly surprised to see it does talk about phonics. We've been considering homeschooling but I've tried to start off with some math and reading at home and honestly, I suck at homeschooling. Hopefully K is 5 days a week in the fall and hopefully I can swing a spot at MVCS. [/quote]

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