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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does your school offer any transparency into how kids are put into groups or what they are getting to address their “needs”? My kid was told they were in a “fast reader” group last year but this year seems to play computer games and do online modules while their teacher focuses on the kids who need extra help. We received no information about how they were grouped and are confused if they are somehow now in a remedial group (which would surprise w) or there are multiple groups in their classroom during WIN time or basically what is going on. I really don’t love that they are getting plopped in front of a screen for so long.[/quote]

This is because MCPS really doesn't do reading instruction after K or 1st grade.  They just keep putting the kids in groups to read with each other or let them read alone.  The teacher isn't an expert in reading, so she doesn't even know what their "need" is. She just knows if they can read at grade level or not.  If they can't read at grade level, the teacher just assumes the student isn't very bright, but there's no "reading instruction" or "remedial instruction" that matches the student's actual reading difficulty. That's why only 57% of MCPS 3rd graders meet or exceed ELA standards.  
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