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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 1st grader is at level P, which google tells me is at the end of 3rd grade. He's not even in the top reading group in his class. He's smart, but at least as measured by reading skill, is not exceptional.[/quote]

Also, I should add, he started 1st grade at level D, so he was not a particularly early reader. [b]When he got it, he got it.[/[/b]quote]

This is what I loved about teaching first grade.  Some kids would start off not knowing anything and then BINGO, they blossomed.  Even though it probably had nothing to do with my teaching, it was a great ego boost for me.  This was back before there was such a push for early reading.  At the beginning of the year, I would think, "oh no, these kids are going to be  a tough shell to crack, I am not going to teach another year of first grade".  And, then, by the end of the year they would all be reading and I cannot tell you how satisfying that is to see.  Of course, there were kids who struggled and weren't fluent by the end of the year, but they generally made great progress, as well.

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