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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd investigate and get tutoring.  Nothing to panic about, but this is something to work on.  I'm a teacher.  The early years are really important.  Figure out where his weaknesses are and work on them, not just over the summer, keep going with tutoring throughout the school year too.[/quote]

What can people do if they can't afford tutoring? $75-100/hour seems the norm around here and that's a lot of $$ over a year. If 2s on a report card are that concerning, shouldn't the child be offered summer school or other remediation? [/quote]

When I had a kid who needed extra help, I worked with her myself at home. [/quote]

I don’t  really understand the 3’s to 2’s. As an APS elem teacher it doesn’t make sense. We were told to grade to the year end standard so unless there was a regression once a kid reaches a 3 they stay there unless something very concerning happens. I would be interested to know how this school was grading.

There is no elementary APS summer school this year except for English learner newcomers or low-functioning special education students.

What were your students’ end of year MAP score percentiles? [/quote]

Just a bit shocked that any teacher would use the VERY out of date description "low-functioning special education students". I know this isn't how the rest of Arlington views students with disabilities.
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Settle down. I don't think the comment was meant to refer in a derogative way to all sped students. The teacher is surely referring to Extended School Year services, but these are not automatically available to all sped students. I may not use the term low functioning to describe this cohort, but it's a rough description of the students who would qualify. [/quote]

I apologize for offending. ESY is generally reserved for students who are working on critical life skills towards independence. Activities of daily living. Or, they show a marked regression over short breaks of taught skills and a lengthy instructional period needed to make up those skills. Hope this makes sense. Students who are not typically in the general education setting for the majority of the day.

Very few students are being offered any sort of summer programming in APS at the elementary level in particular. It’s been reducing in size each year.[/quote]

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