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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They told me her reading level at the fall conference. I forget the number now (20 maybe?) but all the teacher would say was that was "at the benchmark for first quarter" but if the other girls in her group are the same or similar level (as a group should be) why do they need to see the reading specialist?

DD does not bring reading books home this year (aside from library books she chooses.) She did bring home leveled reading books last year in first.[/quote]

Well, my dyslexic kid sees the reading specialist, has a tutor, and reads a bit above grade level. I understand you are frustrated, and I know that feeling. But get the chip off your shoulder about other kids who you think are not your kid's "academic peers." My kid tested 97percentile, too - and he still needs the reading specialist and the tutor.[/quote]

I agree.

My kid also saw the reading specialist for weekly pull outs. Cogat was in the low 120s.

He can read words separately and read/comprehend books, but needed help with fluency, cadence and not rushing over words based on the first few letters.

On the DRA assessments, he was consistently at "grade level" but needed an extra boost and a little extra attention to help him work towards full potential.

OPs focus on these kinds of things and her irrational emotional reaction to two years' placement by two different teachers in the middle word list/reading group with kids she deems not worthy is misplaced. For all you know OP, the other kids in that group might test higher than your daughter, or exactly the same. Their placement and pull outs are really not your business and have zero to do with your daughter's placement.[/quote]

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