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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter just began 1st grade last week and it's been determined she is reading at a mid 2nd grade level. 
She has not been assessed for math yet but she routinely adds 3 digit numbers in her head for fun, like 341 + 287.

I realize that this is not genius-level, but she is only one of two kids in her class so far who is reading above grade level. What should we do for her? Anything? There is no gifted program and the school is not able to provide groups for her with kids at her age on a similar level. [/quote]

Really? No one else is reading a grade ahead? I find it hard to believe your DD is that much of an outlier at such a small deviation from the norm. Are the rest of the kids all remedial?[/quote]

Yes. We attend a high FARMS high ELL population urban school. [/quote]

So do I and my DS has plenty of peers on his level, which is about a year and a half above level. Everyone isn't remedial because it is a high FARMs/ELL school. In our school, kids go to different classrooms if their homeroom doesn't have a good match for reading groups. My DS, who reads above level, has always remained in his class and had 3-4 kids on his level. My DD, who despite her white non FARM non ELL status reads below level, goes to a different class for reading.[/quote]

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