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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a second grade teacher. For word study a spelling inventory is given early in the year and the kids are grouped based on results.  There are kids who learn the spelling patterns which I then see in their writing. They move to higher groups. There are also kids who memorize the spelling of words for the weekly test but do not transfer that to theor writing. They do not move up to a higher group. could that be your child? How students spell in their daily writing determines whether they move up, not performance on spelling tests.[/quote]

OP here. This could be true. But wouldn't you be concerned if a child were essentially dropping a word study level each year? Not moving up with the peers she used to share words with? Her PALS test at the beginning of K was past the end of the year benchmark and her DRA was ahead too. In 2.5 this has changed dramtically! Why do they keep brushing me off like its NBD?[/quote]

OP, you should request through the guidance counselor a meeting with the GC, teacher and perhaps reading (and math?) specialists. I'm not certain anymore if your DD's problem is that she is not being challenged enough or if it's that she is slowly falling off her "level". Either issue can be addressed through a whole team meeting. Start with the guidance counselor and insist that a meeting be set up. [/quote]

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