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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our Midwest district there is a lot for gifted and not much for 1-2 grade levels behind it seems. I have 2 gifted kids aged 12 and 14 - they go to gifted school once a week for the whole day in elementary school then have gifted programming every other day in middle school. Middle school also starts offering honors classes and different math tracks, plus there are all sorts of enriching clubs.

Frustratingly, my 6 yo in 1st grade, who is already 1+ grade levels behind, does not get any in school pull outs or push in- just gets his iready lessons. His class does not have an aide. He has a tutor, we work with him, but I feel like he’s just been abandoned. [/quote]

That’s just wrong.  I don’t know if it’s a lack of money issue but it will only get harder for your first grader.   He has the right via federal law to be tested for any learning issues and plan needs to be made on how to work on these issues.

I wonder if they put a program together for the students who perform the best and call it a gifted program when it’s really a way to teach the smartest students to score way higher than average on these national tests.    How does a middle school do a gifted program every other day?  I can’t imagine that.

Based on you stating that they don’t use aids in classes which is standard in good elementary school and no programs for kids struggling I’d bet you’re state doesn’t compare well with the top states that score well on testing.  [/quote]

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