Hi Zebras, welcome! Sorry things didn't work out as hoped. Since your school does use MAP, I would recommend requesting that your DD be placed with other students with similar MAP scores. Also, I would request a teacher for next year who is good at differentiation. I would list out some of the recent books that your DD has been reading at home, and suggest that her needs are not being met with the current AR level that she is allowed to read. Ask if she can choose her own books.
If there are no kids in her grade level with her MAP levels, I would ask that she could go up a grade to a class with other students at her level. Your DD has the right to learn new material, just like the other kids at school.
ETA - is there a GT coordinator that helps with the schools, outside of the GT program? Even if that's not her/his regular job, I'd still contact that person to ask for advice. She might be able suggest good teachers for placement next year, and she might also be able to offer differentiation ideas.
Last edited by st pauli girl; 06/03/12 05:42 PM.
