I'm just going to send them in, we have plenty of books here at home. Even if I never get them back it's not a big deal. I will tell him to put them in his book box.
The teacher meets with small groups (I think) for reading, but I think she's teaching out of the first grade "Journey's" textbook. DS said the it's way too easy. I know there are other kids that can't be too far off from him. It wouldn't be hard for the teacher to have them read a chapter book (or anything more advanced) in their small group. But if there really is a "cap" at L, it's still about a year behind.
The district has grade acceleration for math. That's what I'm meeting with them about. I think they used to have it for reading, but not anymore. They probably think if they do this "Guided Reading" where kids can read a grade level ahead, that's good enough.
apm221--that's so crazy about "running out of books". I'm sure that's just an excuse. Our local Goodwill has literally hundreds of books, a lot of very nice ones that are only 15 cents. The entire school could be stocked with appropriate books for $100. They could also ask for donations from parents and would get a ton. But they insist upon buying new books at regular retail prices. Then complain about their budget.
