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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.  [/quote]
It all starts with the parents. If they did their jobs, schools would be empowered to do theirs. Unfortunately too many these days expect the state to raise their children.[/quote]
Agreed. As an example, chronic absenteeism is a nightmare for schools.[/quote]
My DS had excellent attendance at his MCPS elementary.  But he was dyslexic, and he never learned to read until after we hired a tutor halfway through 3rd grade.  [b]Two things can be true at once: parents need to do their jobs and schools need to do theirs[/b].

For more info about what schools should be doing, watch this documentary, "The Right to Read".  Kareem Weaver, who features in the film, has worked in settings with black, brown, and impoverished students.  He's pushing for research-based school changes and he is not waiting for parents to "do their jobs."    https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org  [/quote]

Thank you!!  MCPS has moved to the Science of Reading, changed the elementary ELA curriculum, gotten an audit from CAL and are working to implement their recommendations, using Dibels, and targeting particular students for interventions/tutoring/Summer school, invested in Reading Specialist for every ES.  Do I think given the number of students that more people resources are needed, Yes.

But I’ve yet to hear folks on here addressing the work that parents need to do.[/quote]

Central office has entered the conversation.[/quote]

lol - yep after YEARS of neglect for dyslexic students a press briefing post is just about right for MCPS.  [/quote]

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