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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the things we've noticed is that the AAP classroom has had more vocabulary work, but less  reading and writing work. We are concerned with the lack of writing instruction. Has anyone noticed less reading and writing assignments in AAP than in general ed?[/quote]

That may be the case in your child's particular AAP center or classroom but it wasn't at our center school. If your child is finishing third grade AAP right now, bear in mind that there should be increased writing each year, as they get the kids gradually ramped up to start middle school. I know my child did do a lot more vocabulary work in third but was soon doing more and more writing.

Is it possible that your child is doing more writing than you realize but it's being done in the classroom, so you don't see much of it coming home as homework?

Our center had plenty of writing assignments both in and out of class, and reading as well, and they increased year by year. For instance, there were small reading discussion groups in fourth and sixth grades (parents helped facilitate those). Sixth grade also had a designated writing teacher and a writing class as part of the sixth grade courses. The writing class was separate from the language arts/reading class, so writing got a lot of attention in that year before middle school.

If you feel your child's class still just isn't doing much writing, ask the teacher about it. Most are glad to explain the progression of courses. Talk to next year's teachers and ask about writing and reading expectations. But if your child is in third right now, you likely will find that there will be a lot more writing to come and more in-depth reading as well.
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