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[quote=Anonymous]First, this is not a shameless brag.  I'm looking for information on how to handle things for my DD.  I honestly do not know which way to go.  I'm going to be emailing the teacher for some guidance, but wanted to ask here as well.

My DD is 6 and in 1st grade.  The other day I posted about her wanting to learn multiplication.  Today she tells me that she and one other child in the class get different math work than the rest of the class (however, her math homework is the same as everyone else).  She said the math work she is doing in class is multiplication and solving for x (the teacher did mention solving for x at the PT conference but did not go in depth about it).  Anyway, my DD gets worksheets.  Sometimes the teacher spends time actually teaching her the material.  Sometimes she said the worksheets just have instructions and examples and the teacher simply gives them to her to do.  Now, there are 26 kids in the class, so I get that the dynamic of giving other work is more difficult and one on one is not possible but for a few times.

I plan to talk to the teacher about exactly what math work my child is doing (as in can I see a worksheet because they never come home).  I want to be able to help my DD with math (as she asked) but can't if I don't know exactly what she is doing.

Meanwhile, I can see my DD wants to continue to progress at her own pace.  I want to foster that.  Do I just let well enough alone and let her continue getting worksheets with no other help?  Do I work with her myself?  Do I do something like Kumon to satisfy the rate at which my child is going with math?  I say all of this knowing that I want to make sure her understanding is solid (so backtracking if it must be done).

Any guidance is appreciated.  Thanks.[/quote]

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