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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does AAP classes and GE classes both use basal?[/quote]

Yes. [/quote]

100% yes. I’ve heard the AAP office is not very happy about this.[/quote]

They shouldn’t be.  THIS is the major issue with the science of reading curriculums coming out right now.  They are using direct instruction with zero differentiation to accelerate children who naturally/early and have mastered the basics.  Phonics curriculums are important, but they still need to meet kids where they are. They claim whole group direct instruction is the only way. It is solving the problem in a clumsy way. Even medicine is moving to more personalized medicine, but not schools. It is going backwards, when we should move the science forwards.[/quote]

Upper elementary, where AAP is found, doesn’t teach phonics to the class. There will be morphology, and spelling, and a TON of writing. The program has extension for kids who need that. I can’t imagine how you would “test out” of a unit. The reading level of most of the materials are much higher than the average 5th grader but probably not as high as many kids could go. Some parents of AAP claim their kid is reading high enough to read Chaucer but it doesn’t mean they’d understand all of the complexities of the text. There is plenty to be learned in the curriculum, though I’m not really a fan of the topics of some units.[/quote]

Doesn’t AAP start in at least 2nd with level 2?  [/quote]

AAP, where the curriculum was different, starts in grade 3. This would be level 4 classes. Level 2 and 3 are in gen ed. Though there are some level 3 who get to go into a level 4 class, if there are not enough level 4 to make a class. Level 2 is virtually meaningless.[/quote]

My kid got pulled out to do extra readings with someone and put on a few reader’s theater activities in their classroom in grades 1 and 2.  It differentiated a little bit and they were able to just read instead of sitting through phonics lessons for things she did in preschool.

Glad she is starting high school soon and get what she needed instead of “more writing”

The answer for kid who is doing well in school and finishes early should never be more work.  It breeds unhealthy life balance and anxiety.[/quote]

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