Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can ask for your child to be placed in ELC.

I did. I spoke to the principal and she assured me DC will be placed in ELC. But I have heard nothing from school regarding ELC or compacted math placements for next year. Acc to the teacher they haven’t met to discuss these placements yet. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Our school does not offer ELC, but compacted math letters went out after the school year ended so I would expect the same is true for ELC.

Are they still doing that? It seems wrong to do so after the year ends when it’s not possible to have a conversation or ask questions of the teacher.

My kid loved ELC. Sadly, it's a lot better than middle school English. In fact, they read some of the same books,2 years later.

Bumping this thread to ask about ELC. Why aren’t they reading more novels? Is this school specific? My child in ELC has only been assigned one novel so far this year, and otherwise it’s short stories and excerpts. They do seem to be doing some kind of lit circle (though sounds like they’re not specifically calling it that), but it seems to be based on shorter readings.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if and by when schools are required to tell you if your child is placed in these classes?

I can’t imagine MCPS would put in any requirement to do so.

Does anyone know if and by when schools are required to tell you if your child is placed in these classes?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can ask for your child to be placed in ELC.

I did. I spoke to the principal and she assured me DC will be placed in ELC. But I have heard nothing from school regarding ELC or compacted math placements for next year. Acc to the teacher they haven’t met to discuss these placements yet. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Our school does not offer ELC, but compacted math letters went out after the school year ended so I would expect the same is true for ELC.

Anonymous wrote:You can ask for your child to be placed in ELC.

I did. I spoke to the principal and she assured me DC will be placed in ELC. But I have heard nothing from school regarding ELC or compacted math placements for next year. Acc to the teacher they haven’t met to discuss these placements yet. 🤷🏽‍♀️

My kid did ELC in 4th and 5th. We were really happy with the program. They read a lot of novels in small groups (literature circles), where each child was responsible for a different role each week (things like summarizing, defining difficult vocabulary, running the discussion, talking about character growth, etc). The content selections were great! I read some of the books along with my kid just because children's literature has changed so much since I was a child. They also studied biography and memoirs, and wrote nonfiction and fiction of their own.

There was also a spelling component, which made me happy because my kid is not a strong speller even though he's a voracious reader. "Word study" forced him to do a lot of activities using the word lists of the week (write them in a pyramid! Illustrate your spelling list! Write a funny but grammatically accurate sentence with the word! Etc.) He's just finishing ELC in 5th right now, and I've paid less close attention to the content this year, but I know they did a poetry and sci-fi/fantasy exploration and an ongoing unit on cycles of change that extended throughout several genres.

From talking to other parents, it seems like ELC is a slightly heavier workload. I certainly wouldn't say it's extreme. He worked on his ELC reading/writing maybe 30 minute a day, several days a week? Not every day.

My kid's overall ability to write longer, more complex explorations into what he's reading really grew while in ELC. I'm quite sad that in middle school, there is no enrichment equivalent (apparently everyone is just in "advanced" 6th grade English).

You can ask for your child to be placed in ELC.

soccermommd wrote:OP here. Thanks for the feedback! No, my kid wasn't in the gifted pool but had high scores on MAP reading, is above reading level, and good grades so as they explained it to me - it's a combination of meeting the county criteria and having the teacher recommend your child for the program. Sounds like a good program from what I learned from the school.

Thank you OP! My son is in the same boat. We are waiting to hear from school if my son will also be able to meet the ELC criteria. Do you mind sharing your sons MAP scores, fall, winter and spring if possible? I know the eligibility might differ from school to school.

OP here. Thanks for the feedback! No, my kid wasn't in the gifted pool but had high scores on MAP reading, is above reading level, and good grades so as they explained it to me - it's a combination of meeting the county criteria and having the teacher recommend your child for the program. Sounds like a good program from what I learned from the school.

Yes it’s a heavier work load but not over doing it for the kids that are included. Talk to your school about it.

It's 1-2 years above grade level and is based on the CES ELA curriculum; it does not include Benchmark lessons. More info here: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/enriched/programs/elc

Is your child in the ces pool?

What’s the ELC Reading class/program like in 4th grade? My kid was just identified for this and curious to hear if it’s a heavier work load or what your kid experienced? Thanks!