So, this saga has just got much worse in my eyes for ds5.
My ds is still being sent home these easy reader book, because he is not (and will not) memorize them. I have tried telling him that this is a school requirement, but he is starting to get angry about it. The other inconsistency about his teacher's perception of ds lack of comprehension is AR level is 3 rd grade, and was "allowed" to check out a 4.2 AR level book (which he reads and understand fine btw).
Problem #2, I volunteered in his class yesterday and she rearranged the groups (supposed to be grouped by ability). He is now in LA group with kids just learning to read and math group with kids who can't add. What? I do not know 100% that the new groups are ability based, but that's what we've been told. How could you think a kid with MAP scores 97-98% (and teacher tells me she thinks he would score higher if he didnt "race" through the test) belong in a group of kids not even close to where he is. Btw, his old group is the same kids minus him.
I spoke to my dh at length last night, so he's going to come to a parent/ teacher conference with me as soon as I can get a date from her. I'm glad to have a united front and he is better at advocating without being confrontational (I get mad). Yet, I am worried (as is my dh) that this meeting is not going to go well. I do think ds teacher is very similar to someone HowlerKarma spoke of- focusing on ridiculous "weaknesses". This is NOT where I'd hope to be right now.
Last edited by Melessa; 01/30/13 07:20 AM.
