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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally normal and expected OP. My 4th grader tested at 12th grade for reading. DC was not the only one in the class to do so. Younger child also tested a few grade above expected level. They differentiate instruction. ELA is station based -- small groups rotate through work areas to focus on different skills, each at their now level. Both also have pull out enrichment for ELA. Don't sweat it.[/quote]

Another parent of a late elementary child. He tested at level Z by the end of grade 3/beginning of grade 4. He's in MCPS HGC program. I think that his entire class (or most of it) also tested at level Z at beginning of grade 4. HGC works a couple grades up on writing, comprehension and having deeper level discussions. Until HGC, teachers complained about bored behavior during read-aloud time. Better teachers would just let him go read on his own. We've always supplied him with whatever he wants to read. Good teachers will work with higher level readers on more advanced vocabulary and writing skills. The key is to have a group; otherwise public school teachers don't have the resources to supply the instruction -- at least that's what I've seen in MCPS.

Disagree with those who say that the kids all level out over time, at least not by the end of elementary grades. [/quote]

They'll potentially level out if they are held back from hitting their potential for lack of supports to keep them challenged and interested.  And, despite all the talk of in-class differentiation the real truth is that sadly too many teachers tend to just teach to the middle and ignore the kids who are ahead and the kids who are behind...[/quote]

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