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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Not the poster you are responding to, but sadly, it just isn't that easy. Advocating immediately labels you as a PITA parent and it does not pay to go there lightly. And at least in our school, the difference in the quality of work given to the on grade level reading group and the high reading group is not that large. Every school is different, but our AART teacher does very little with the kids in grades K-2. It's mainly a grade 3+ program. There is a once a week math pullout, but I didn't even know that such a think existed until my child was in 2nd grade! The difference in how the school treated her once she came back with a perfect score on the NNAT was amazing. Or pathetic might be a better description. No, I'm not bitter..... [/quote]

Hi.  I'm the poster who brought up advocating for your child.  I know it's not easy, and it depends on the teacher and the school, but I'd rather be a PITA than let my child "fall through the cracks" as the other poster put it.  We had this problem in first grade.  DS entered first grade knowing all of his multiplication table and able to solve complicated arithmetic problems in his head, and all they did in math was counting and single-digit addition.  He actually regressed in math and lost interest in it.  I met with his teacher 3 times during the year to try to get more advanced work for him, and the teacher essentially refused to do it.  Gave him a couple of extra worksheets but that was it, and the AART was not available to work with 1st-graders.  So it doesn't always get results, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't bother trying.  This year, I have a great relationship with the 2nd grade teacher and the AART (I have invested a LOT of time in building both of these; I work outside the home but I make sure I am in the school every time there's an opportunity to interact with these folks, and I communicate w/ them by email periodically).  I made sure DS was identified early in the school year this year for pull-outs, and he goes every day for language arts and once a week for math, which is the most that's available in 2nd grade.  Frankly, my kid was found eligible for the AAP Center mostly because of these two teachers (his 2nd grade teacher and the AART).  He did not test into the screening pool, but he had very strong endorsements from the school and a high GBRS and I'm fairly certain that's why he got in.  I agree it's a fine line to tread, but if the school is really not meeting your child's educational needs, I think you have to try to force the issues.  Might not always work but at least you know you've tried and it's a learning experience for the future.[/quote]

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