Thank you palodeagua for letting me know her GAI. I didn't have that number. I'm sure we have more than enough stuff that we could pull together on the portfolio/sample work side.
LOL, The tester did NOT comment on her coding. I asked about it and her stance was "that is common." I was hoping for more than that as at that time, DD was going through horrible stomach issues and anxiety at school and someone had mentioned that the way she handled that section might have been a clue. Oh well, on that. Hee hee.
Thank you, Grinity. I will work on getting her application together. The homeschooling is sooo much better for her. She is at the level that challenges her in everything 5th in some subjects, 4th in others and so on..and I've been working on compacting her lessons more. We start EVERYTHING with pre-tests now and only teach on the stuff she doesn't know. She is soo much happier. I feel like I got my daughter back.
It was a difficult decision but when I asked DD's teaching team at her GIEP meeting, "well, the pull out is great but what are you going to do about the rest of the week to challenge her?" I got major push back. They told me they could give her more but that is it (nothing challenging) and they CERTAINLY accelerate her language arts. OH, and if they moved her ahead to fourth grade, she would learn things just as quick and she would have the same issues.
Nice. That was the day I got clarity. : )
I appreciate the feedback very much. I have been enjoying reading posts here today. It is sooo nice to read about other parents who understand and have the same daily struggles.
