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Anonymous wrote:Are public schools mandated to provide any kind of advanced service for children who are working way above their grade level in a particular area. My child is already in advanced program but her reading instruction should be 3 grades above. What would you expect the school to do for your child in this case ?

really, OP?

really?

What do you expect them to do? My daughter is in 5th and reading at a 9th grade level. Her reading group goes beyond the framework, as I was informed by her teacher. Therefore, I trust the teacher to do her job.

Good for you that at least the teacher wants and tries to go beyond instead of denying her level.

What should the teacher do? Encourage her to read, write, and do everything else that teachers ask kids to do. She's just doing it on a higher level--and probably others in her class are, as well.

Anonymous wrote:Are public schools mandated to provide any kind of advanced service for children who are working way above their grade level in a particular area. My child is already in advanced program but her reading instruction should be 3 grades above. What would you expect the school to do for your child in this case ?

really, OP?

really?

What do you expect them to do? My daughter is in 5th and reading at a 9th grade level. Her reading group goes beyond the framework, as I was informed by her teacher. Therefore, I trust the teacher to do her job.

Take your kid to the library. At a certain point, your child can read. School doesn't need to offer more instruction. It sounds like if you give your child exposure to more books, your child will continue to read.

My son has never been instructed on his instruction level in reading. His school didn't start GT or advanced classes until 3rd grade so for the first 3 years, he just read what everyone else was reading. Some teachers did let him read chapter books instead of what most of the rest of the class was doing (phonics, etc). Every year, he has managed to improve his own reading level through reading independently.

Anonymous wrote:Eh, my 6th grader reads at a 12th Grade Level, according to her Lexile.

She goes to the library at lunch.

What do you think is supposed to be "done." She needs to just read the books she's interested in.

Is it THAT important to you that her achievement (which isn't exactly unusual in these parts) be acknowledged at every turn? What do you want -- intense book clubs?

It is not about acknowledgement, but I want to make sure she is reaching her potential and her reading instruction is not stagnant.

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Anonymous wrote:Is her writing, spelling, grammar, and comprehension also 3 grade levels ahead?

Yes for her comprehension. Also very advanced in writing but can not put it on a grade level context, probably a year or two advanced.

pp raises a very good point about the content in books geared to older readers.

dd recently was pushed to read a god-awful book called "13 Reasons Why," and I did not approve.

Anonymous wrote:Is her writing, spelling, grammar, and comprehension also 3 grade levels ahead?

Yes for her comprehension. Also very advanced in writing but can not put it on a grade level context, probably a year or two advanced.

Anonymous wrote:Are public schools mandated to provide any kind of advanced service for children who are working way above their grade level in a particular area. My child is already in advanced program but her reading instruction should be 3 grades above. What would you expect the school to do for your child in this case ?

What grade? How is her writing and comprehension and understanding of complex plots and character development? Are you okay with advanced topics that deal with sexuality and morality that comes with reading texts 3+ levels above? Many children in the are read well above their grade level, but they next to read the books in between to get he background knowledge to understand advanced texts too. Take her to the library to get books to read every week- that is the best way to continue her education. They shouldn't skip texts just because they can. How are her math skills? Is her IQ commiserate with her reading ability (it isn't always)?

Public schools are not mandated to provide advanced services on an individualized basis.

probably nothing. not such a big deal, really.

Anonymous wrote:How did you determine that her reading instruction should be 3 grades above?

NP: They do testing. Send home a Lexile score and report. It's pretty common.

Eh, my 6th grader reads at a 12th Grade Level, according to her Lexile.

She goes to the library at lunch.

What do you think is supposed to be "done." She needs to just read the books she's interested in.

Is it THAT important to you that her achievement (which isn't exactly unusual in these parts) be acknowledged at every turn? What do you want -- intense book clubs?

How did you determine that her reading instruction should be 3 grades above?

Is her writing, spelling, grammar, and comprehension also 3 grade levels ahead?

Are public schools mandated to provide any kind of advanced service for children who are working way above their grade level in a particular area. My child is already in advanced program but her reading instruction should be 3 grades above. What would you expect the school to do for your child in this case ?