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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would clarify with the teacher:   does an ES mean the child exceeds the grade level standard, or does it mean she exceeds the performance of most of the other kids in the class?

If your child is focused on grades right now, I think personally it is important to help her learn how to achieve a few of the top grades.   Pick the area she's strongest in, ask the teacher to help you and her see examples of what type of performance would exceed the grade level standard, and work with her at home (on HW at least) so she can get there.

I'm thinking it might be something like, in writing, kids are told an ES would be for writing at least 5 sentences on a topic... but in actuality, they need to write 5 sentences that are complex (have some good transition words) and have interesting vocabulary words, neat handwriting, etc., and some thoughtful responses.   If your daughter saw examples of this writing, maybe she'd understand why just writing 5 simple sentences wasn't enough for an ES?[/quote]

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