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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are families that give these schools a try for K maybe 1st and 2nd. 
3rd is a crucial year. Everyone knows that. [/quote]Yes.  The early grades are when the kids learn to read.  By second or third, kids go from learning to read to reading to learn.  This is when the gaps become apparent.   Kids who can't read proficiently either slow down the class or can't keep up.  [/quote]

But again, does your class all read together? Our school has kids reading is smaller groups. Some are doing leveled text work, and the outliers, on both ends, are doing their own thing. Hell, even when I was a kid back when dinosaurs roamed the earth we didn't all work together in all things. And I don't believe there is any policy in Arlington that supports not differentiating or meeting kids where they are. If you're in a school that isn't doing that, tell everyone. Be loud. Speak at every SB meeting you can. Name the school. Shame the school. Just moving away and leaving the problems unresolved is not going to make any change, and you're leaving a lot of kids behind in that same place. Geez. [/quote]

Come on man. Grow up. 
Some of these schools don’t have more than one or two native speakers per class. They don’t have the numbers to form groups. And I don’t care how great the teachers are, their focus is going to kids who have greater needs. 
God help the administrator that groups all 10 kids per grade level with the same teacher.

Fun side note: Amazon is committed to adding a 100 affordable units a year for the next 10 years. I’m so grateful that Barcorft apartments can realize the vision of the Pike plan and finally get started adding 200-500 more units on four mike run drive. #blessed.[/quote]

Side note on this. We had a PTA meeting on the future of immersion last night and a rep from APS was there. She mentioned that they are looking to possibly open at least 2 kinder immersion classes at another school that is currently not immersion. The APS rep didn't say it was a done deal or anything but it seemed like they are really looking at making a 3rd immersion school. They mentioned how ESL kids in immersion programs show the strongest achievement scores and the most advanced diplomas when compared to ESL kids in English only education. Anyway, something to think about.

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Any hint as to what school?[/quote]

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