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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP is a joke.  At this point, we all know it.  FCPS should either return to a very small GT program or have flexible groupings for all.  Or both.[/quote]

I teach Gen Ed and already do flexible groupings. Adding the AAP kids back in would make my 6 reading groups possibly jump to 8. Meaning less time for everyone. How does that make sense?[/quote]

How do you have 6 reading group levels?  Even in AAP, the teachers capped the kids at one year above grade level materials.  To have 6 levels, you would need 1 year above grade level through 4 years below grade level.  Adding AAP kids would just add kids to your 1 year above grade level group (and sadly, to your on grade level and one year below grade level groups).  If classes were still maintained at around 25 kids, you'd end up with fewer kids who need extensive support, which should make teaching much easier.  [/quote]

In 6th grade we have kids reading at every level K-8.

In grades 4-6 you can have a ton of groups! [/quote]
Wow.  Kids reading at a K-3rd grade level don’t belong in a 6th grade classroom.  They wouldn’t be able to understand any of the science or social studies materials, and they’re too far behind for the classroom teacher to handle without shortchanging everyone else in the class.   [/quote]

These kids tend to be ESOL and SPED students. [/quote]

At least for the ESOL students, they're not getting anything out of sitting in an upper ES classroom when they have such little understanding of English.  They'd be much better served in a special program, and the regular classroom would be much better served if the teacher didn't have to devote so much time to the kids who are so far behind.  [/quote]

This isn't accurate, as long as the number is low (one or two students).  When the number is my much higher, a third of the class or more, then you're right that very little learning, of the language or subject matter, will happen.[/quote]

Again, welcome to Title I schools.  The number of ESOL kids who speak and understand very little English in 4th-6th grade is much higher.  [/quote]

Not PP, but we're also in Title 1 schools. I volunteered at one point and the majority of students in class are not at grade level. Don't forget the number of SPEd students that need assistance as well. I know they get clustered (5 such students were in my DC's class) and do get a small slice of specialist's time. Even with smaller class sizes, there just aren't enough resources to go around. [/quote]

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