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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Give me an idea of what your child has in aap.  I think my kids words seem beyond an 8 yr old's understanding...but maybe it's normal for aap.[/quote]

Third grade wasn't too bad (is your kid in the Wordly Wise book? Caesar's English?). They're learning prefixes in my one kid's class. Sub --&gt; substitute, subscribe, subterranean, etc. Or pre --&gt; prepare, prescribe, etc.

Wait till 4th grade--my older kid was learning words I wasn't even sure of. I kept assuring him that if he learned these words, he'd crush the Verbal section of the SAT years from now.   :) [/quote]

Your examples sound familiar -- but don't you think it a bit much to expect an 8 yr. old to understand and spell words like that?  I mean, my kid can't even accurately pronounce many of the words (i.e. substitute) so it's unlikely he can spell words he can't properly pronounce.  He has no basis  in real life for knowing what a "subcommittee" is -- it just seems like these would be appropriate for older kids.  Yes, I understand this is AAP, but I'm wondering if my kid is missing out on learning to spell and use words like "their" and "there" correctly... or how to spell "could" and "should."  It's fine to be all "advanced" -- so long as they cover the normal 3rd grade words first, IMO.  And I don't see them doing that.  It's like week 5 or 6 of the school year and they are supposed to know "subcommittee"????  (BTW -- there isn't a book, just printouts -- so no Wordly Wise or Ceasar's English.)  It all just makes me question the value/fit of AAP.[/quote]

Agree subcommittee or subterranean aren't typical words for an 8 year old.  With teacher absences, I find it odd he can't say substitute.  [/quote]

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