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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a first grade teacher at a school that has an AAP program.  The problem with the above poster is that they fail to see that reading words is not the only point of reading.  They have difficulty understanding how a child like that can read "at x level" but in testing doesn't test the way the parent thinks the child should.  Kids do not have the life experiences at a young age to be able to fully grasp certain concepts.  A few years ago my highest reading group read a story about Africa.  No one in the group had the life experience in order to understand the author's intent because no one in the group had seen Africa, seen poverty, etc.  Could they all read the text?  Yes.  That was not sufficient though.

Parents come to me and explain that Sally is reading Harry Potter, as a reference as to where Sally should be placed.  Sally, however, has difficulty retelling (in a testing setting:  the setting of the story, the story in order, a lot of detail, using connecting words) a non-fiction story, or difficulty making inferences, or difficulty explaining the author's intent, or difficulty making connections, etc.

This isn't about jealousy.  It is clearly about touting her own kid's horn.  Now if the question was:  what was the highest level your child was reading in kindergarten and explain all the details you can surrounding it, the answer was appropriate.  (I will say that of all my years of teaching, there was one child in all my high groups who ever was truly, truly beyond her peers.  That isn't to say that many weren't bright and beyond the first grade level.  This one child, however, stuck out in language arts with an amazing ability, which was not just decoding words as nearly all of the top tier readers can do).[/quote]

It is ironic that you fail at reading comprehension.  The question was: "What's the point of reading early if they don't understand? It doesn't encourage reading for pleasure. Better to wait until they learn because they are motivated."

I made my point very clear and I invite you to read it again.

I know you are trying to be mean and belittle what I said, but she was tested at a third grade level all around at the beginning of kindergarten by two teachers.  So, these children do exist outside the one child you taught in your career.  [/quote]

Please disclose what county you are in, in which two teachers tested your child at the beginning of kindergarten at "a third grade level all around?"  Hell, disclose what school in which this occurred.

Crickets?[/quote]

Do you realize how stupid you look?  It happened.  She has two full time teachers in Kindergarten and the assessment took two days.  They stopped at L on the first day and the next day decided M was a good spot for lessons, but she was reading well even at much higher levels.  One of her teachers commented on her amazing memory for details.  Here in the USA.

I am going to stop feeding you now, because I am realizing you are just a troll.[/quote]

NP here...but seems like most responders agree [b]your[/b] are off base,

Ah...yes, 2 different teachers spent 2 days assessing one child...I've only ever heard of a teacher and aide in kindergarten...what aide does assessments?  What county and state are you in?

Look, you clearly want to feel your child is superior...when she is probably an advanced reader...period.  TRUST me...others will catch up. My DD in kindergarten was a very advanced reader...but she had a group who was pulled with her for enrichment several times a week.  THERE WERE OTHERS of like ability.  You don't want to hear that...

What the hell is "L" and "M"? [/quote]

"You're"... Typing with 2 fingers on an iPad=typos.[/quote]

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