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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are supposed to be getting ST Math to play nicely with iReady so it will assign objectives based on that. This is already working in some (most?) schools but not mine. We don’t have a math specialist and I haven’t gotten an answer about why.

The kids are started on the grade level “journey” at the beginning of the year, which takes them through a preset sequence of objectives. If a child has memorized algorithms but doesn’t have strong conceptual understanding, ST math at grade level can still be challenging. You could ask which journey your child is working on and if it seems appropriate. You could also ask for the teacher to assign the grade level “Challenge” objective. It’s more enrichment type spatial thinking puzzles, and my kids always like it.

I would first make sure my kid is completing the weekly assignment and doing their best so that the data reflects what they can do. “This is boring” can be kid-language for “this is too easy” but it can also mean “this is too hard” or “this is less fun than reading my book or playing a video game.” ST Math can be done at home so you can get a good idea of what they’re doing.

For Lexia— you could ask for a progress update. Is DC working at a good accuracy rate, working on grade level material, completing the weekly assignment? If the pre-assessment was done without headphones and they were placed below grade level you could ASK for the pre-assessment to be reset. (Caveat— this erases all of their Lexia progress! You don’t want to do this if you’re not pretty sure they’ll place higher than the current level.)

Teachers have been told in no uncertain terms this year that kids CANNOT do Lexia at home. This is because they don’t want parents doing it for them and according to the Lexia people it undermines the effectiveness. That said— I don’t check the specific times my kids have been on Lexia. If a kid comes in Tuesday and has the week’s work done, or if I check progress on Friday and someone has made a lot of progress that they probably didn’t have time for at school— oh well. So if your child is just stuck with too-easy material, and does sone extra work at home to progress faster— no one is probably going to notice.

Hope this helps— I’m going to bow out of the thread for now as my own children want attention. :) [/quote]

It DOES help. Incredibly informative. Thank you! --OP[/quote]

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