At least the regular old public school my kids attend acknowledge that quite a few kids DO enter K reading. (Their canned lines come after that acknowledgement, ROFL!)
Yep. That's exactly why we found better luck at the charter school. The private school was clearly prepared to deal with MG kids and those working 1 year above grade level. My K'er who started reading at a 3rd grade level was a huge anomaly for them.
Instead, our public charter was more than open about what they could and couldn't and would and wouldn't do. We didn't hear nearly as many buzz words or scary phrases from them! I appreciated their honesty when they told us they ability group for reading but they are unlikely to find a true academic peer for my son. They followed that by saying they won't totally individualize his reading projects but they'll give him some good, not extra, stuff. We'll see how it all goes together in practice, I've become skeptical!
