Hey friends,
We have a conference this week with DD8 (oops, just turned 9!)'s teacher. I think he is a good teacher, but very young and maybe only in his 3rd year or so. I don't think he knows what to do with DD, who needs more challenge. As long as she finishes her work and doesn't make any problems, she pretty much gets left alone. Consequently, she spends a lot of time daydreaming or feeling like she is repeating work that she already knows well. She keeps a book in her desk to read when she finishes her work early, but that only goes so far.
We are advocating for more challenging reading/language work for her. What are some specific things we could ask for? I'd like to be very clear in communicating her needs and our expectations, acknowledging that this young teacher may be trying his best and simply not have the experience (yet) to know ways to differentiate beyond the groups that already exist. (DD is already in the "advanced" reading group, but they are repeating books that she did on her own a long time ago and she hates it.)
What has worked for you? How did you communicate to the teacher what your child needs? She hasn't been tested, so I don't have many scores (other than her lexile) to show that she needs more. I just have DD's feelings, which I know are legit since she came home from school and asked us to conference with her teacher so he will give her something more challenging/interesting to do.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
