Thanks for the peek into your dd's classroom, ljoy. My ds' class is certainly moving much slower.
Melessa...
Thanks for the encouragement. I don't think (or can't fathom) that ds only qualified for B level reading...but not sure how far she pushed ds to go beyond just a few levels more. From my little knowledge I have...I think ds is reading more at an N. I'm so in the dark how AR works at this school. I know my ds told me that his teacher told him he was the best reader in class (I guess she said this a few weeks ago...that's how much ds could care less about this stuff). I don't care whether ds is the 'best reader' either. I just want him to be able to work at his level and be challenged to advance.
I am so glad that we are meeting with the principal. One of the crazy things about this school (from other moms I know) is that the K curriculum is very slow-moving (as if kids have never had PreK) but that the work gets very intense in 1st grade. Kind of a bummer that they can't find some sort of balance with more challenge in K and an easier transition to first.
I think getting with the principal now and having a "now" plan and a "then" plan would be really helpful. I hate feeling like I'm in the dark. I think the schools around here do an AWFUL job with assessing where their students are coming in. If you don't know where you are, how can you teach? Hmmm...I know the answer. They teach the curriculum no matter what. To the detrimant of the far behind and far ahead.
