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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They may have started there, while conducting the month of individual assessments, but the description of letters, shapes and counting to 100 is an unfair characterization of the year of K curriculum, for any level actually, but especially for those who came in already reading. [/quote]

My daughter's reading level did not change in my opinion.  It was lowered in the beginning of the year and gradually increased to what she really was at the beginning of the year.  She was reading Nate the Great books in K and they dumbed her down.  [/quote]

Your daughter's reading got worse in kindergarten?[/quote]

No, I think the teacher purposely lowered her reading level to gradually show some type of improvement as the year progressed because they can only max at certain points now.  What they were reading in groups was so simple for her.  She was reading simple chapter books during K and moved to Junie B Jones by Christmas.  They were reading "Dick and Jane" type books/comprehension in reading group and she was marked so far below her Pre-K ready level from Montessori.  I paid no mind to it but it was a little humorous that they had to prove she improved by K standards I guess.   Sad thing is there are so many kids that aren't even reading yet towards the end of K.  Barely know the sounds letters make. There is no way I would hold my child back.  If your kid is in preschool, Kindergarten is a breeze.  [/quote]

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