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[quote=Anonymous]Just as an example for math, the way it used to work was that if my kid finished her fractions assignment, she'd work on a math extension packet provided by b the gifted teacher for the rest of the class.  Then the gifted teacher or classroom teacher would meet with the kids who'd done the extension packet every 1-4 weeks.  It wasn't much, but gave my kid something to do after they'd finished their normal work.

Now when my kid finishes her fractions assignment she's told to read silently or do Dreambox.  The class as a whole does an extension project on fractions all together at the end of the unit, either led by the classroom teacher or AAC, usually for 1-2 days.

That's how I now have a kid who was reading silently for hours and hours per day at school.  She can finish a math assignment in 10 minutes, leaving her 50 minutes to read.  Rinse and repeat in every subject.  Then every month or two there's an AAC planned extension activity for the whole class that's designed to be open ended.  It's not working.  These kids need actual differentiation to keep them busy on a daily basis.  They shouldn't be ignored like this.[/quote]

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