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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's beyond sad that my second grader can't spell the word "went." In the same paragraph he also used "there" instead of "their." He also spelled a number of other words incorrectly. But I can't blame him...they don't teach phonics or spelling (word their way at our school is pathetic). He's above average (according to his teacher and his test scores), and he's in the highest reading group (reading a year above grade level). So I guess I need to blame myself for not teaching him more at home. I'll keep trying...but I think it's annoying that I have to teach him basic skills because mcps has opted to take a sub-par approach to teaching. [/quote]

I asked my DD's teacher about spelling. I see other kids her age with spelling tests but DD has never taken on.

The teacher told me that they start working on spelling in 3rd grade. I assumed it was MCPS-wide, but maybe not. Anyway, I wouldn't worry about it too much. The spelling will eventually come. [/quote]

What is pathetic is not only do they wait until 3rd grade, you don't even have to know what the words mean.  No vocabulary ever.  Grammar?  Foreign in public schools. [/quote]

At my kids' school they do spelling starting in 1st grade. In K they do sight words. When they start spelling they have to know what the word means and be able to use it in a sentence. I wonder why your school waits until 3rd grade. Our school is a focus school, so I wonder if that could play a part as well. The day is jam packed with academics. [/quote]

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