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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: I asked for the results and got a pdf of the scores. It has a percentage score (36%) so not good. It also looks like there has been little growth over the past year.

I am going to follow through by asking to see her graded work. is there anything else I should do? Should I be getting a tutor or ask the school for more assistance?[/quote]

You mean she's at the 36th percentile for either reading or math? This would mean that she scored better than 36% of her same-aged peers, and you're right, it's lower than the average. If this is recent, she could have fallen off the wagon during the summer and just needs either a little tutoring or systematic home review, with a patient parent(!), of all 4th and 5th grade math and/or English.

The first step is to request a face-to-face meeting with the teacher, because she has to acknowledge that your daughter is not doing well quite right now; that her policy of not returning graded work is really hurting your daughter; and that she has to do something about it. It's not all on you, OP, and even if you're planning on hiring a tutor anyway, let the teacher suggest ways your daughter could be supported at school, too. It's part of their job after all. For example, is your daughter in the right math and reading groups? If she eligible for remedial classes after school, or pull-out help with a reading specialist or math teacher? If she is not, and you feel she should be, would you need to enter into a specific administrative process, such as a 504 plan? Do you need a diagnosis for that? I'm envisioning all scenarios here. Asking many questions is the best way to get the teacher to help. And I would announce to the teacher that you are planning on having regular meetings with her to check on your daughter's progress and read her classwork. This alone might motivate her to release grades quicker :-)

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