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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since her reading is already way ahead why not focus on writing instead?  You are hoping for her to read HS level of reading by second grade?  This s a good question for the teacher.  Is writing level holding back her reading level.  What can I focus on her with writing?[/quote]

We already know her writing level is holding back her reading level -- the teacher told us that.  And that her writing level is above "expected" for her age, so it's not like there's a problem with writing.  She's just average at writing at this point and way ahead of average in reading/comprehension.  We are focusing on writing, but the problem with holding back her reading is that she isn't interested in those simple books.  (Think how you would feel if someone told you you could only read books for 5-year-olds. C'mon.  Boring.)  So it's making her *less interested in reading*, which sucks.  Of course at home at night she reads what she wants, but now she says she "hates to read in school".  Great.
I don't care if she's reading at high school level by the end of elementary or not.  I don't think that's a bad thing if that's where her interests and aptitudes take her.[/quote]

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