Personally, I would address the writing/analytic/critical thinking about the text and being able to write about it skills.
If the comprehension is there (and I would check this for myself with my child) then I would work on whatever the block was between comprehension and being able to articulate that understanding in written form.
Once comfortable that any gaps/blocks had been addressed and I was confident that she would be able to demonstrate the reqired mastery, I would go back to the
school and insist that the reassess her reading/writing skills.
If that didn't work I would scrimp and save to get private testing conducted and escalate with the school/school district to get things changed with objectively gathered evidence of mastery in hand.
If all the above hit walls I would find an online class for my kid and ignore whatever feedback the 'teacher' provided vis-a-vis progress in the classroom and move on...
YMMV
Last edited by madeinuk; 10/01/14 03:46 AM.
