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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids also attended a Title I ES, and they were ahead in reading.  The big concern you should have is that even in 1st grade, the teachers are focusing on bringing up the bottom and not on working with kids at the top.  It is likely that your child's reading group is very rarely getting time with the teacher, and they're spending a lot more time working independently.  It is also likely that your child is being handed a ton of overly easy busywork to keep him occupied while the teacher works with the kids who are below grade level.  [/quote]

I taught in a Title I ES and now have a 1st grader attending a non-Title I school. PP is spot on here. Adding single digit numbers is totally appropriate and in the 1st Quarter pacing guide. I wouldn’t worry at all about the HW situation. What you should be asking questions about is how much time your child is getting in a reading group in relation to the rest of the class. Title I schools usually have more math and reading pullout supports for struggling students, but not all teachers are great at providing small groups for students at/above grade level in any school, but especially a Title I where the needs tend to be greater. They also sometimes don’t get as in depth with social studies/science curriculum when there is a large population of ESOL students…science vocabulary is hard when you don’t speak English.[/quote]

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