Anonymous wrote:Get the full report from the teacher/counselor so you can understand what strains she is low in. Third grade changes from learning to read to reading to learn. Kids have to be able to comprehend what they are reading and make inferences/predictions and apply information. Additionally, third grade is where reading and comprehension has synthesized for more kids and thus it makes it harder to stay in the top percentages because now more kids are getting it.
I wouldn’t be discourage or stressed. This is just one data point. Schedule a conference this fall and discuss her reading ability w/the teacher and reading specialist m.
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