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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This is so true. My child got 15 min. PER WEEK of reading instruction in a small group for all of 1st and 2nd grade (perhaps for 3rd grade too, but by then she was on her own anyway). I don't know how people keep calling FCPS so great when a 1st grader gets 15 min. of small group time per week???? That does not qualify as "gold standard" to me. I'd have gladly traded the computer time or music time (even though I like music for kids) for more teacher time. Frustrating that kids who are on track to meet benchmarks are left to their own devices (at age 6) to entertain themselves at school.

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Teacher here again.  Is it possible that your child was so advanced that the teacher could give her independent work and track her progress that way?[/quote]

No, my child was not "advanced" although she is currently ahead in reading (starting 4th grade).  At the time she started 1st grade she was a DRA 4 and ended being a DRA 24-28.  I went into the classroom once a week for reading class and did individual reading help for the kids that needed the most help (never my own child or the upper end of the class).  I am certain that she had reading group with the teacher once a week (on Thursdays) with a few other kids.  Of course the teacher taught to the whole group every day.  But on Mon., Tues, Wed., and Fri. my child (and others) entertained themselves for 45+min. while the teacher did small groups with other groups.  I suspect that the lowest groups met twice a week.  The upper group only met once -- and given who else was in her small group, I'm pretty sure she was in the highest reading group.

I have not been impressed with FCPS.  It all sounds good on the website, but in practice, it's not impressive.[/quote]

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