Well, that is a significant difference from where you feel he should be. Has his DRA level actually stagnated this year? Maybe you could approach the teacher by expressing concern for your DS's frustration and for his lack of progress. Has the teacher specifically given reasons for the stagnation? If it is indeed the comprehension and not the accuracy, have they asked the questions orally to see if it is actually a matter of written expression? Demonstrating comprehension and analytical skills in writing is very important in many walks of life. So if that's the issue, what are they doing to help him grow?
Well, I am going to talk about it with the teacher this Friday (at our meetuing about "attention issues"). That is what I am preparing for by posting about it here. She seems to be refusing to give me info prior to then (they always do that - I ge thte feeling they do not like me to be prepared when I meet with them) - when I asked her she said "we'll talk about it Friday" (I think I am going to call her today and corner her into giving me at least some answers so I can be prepared to talk more adequately about it on Friday. What I do know is that they haven't moved DS's level and he was tested this past Friday so I am strongly suspicious they want to keep him where he is. From their remarks to DS I know it's about his "summary" - he is great at retell but has a hard time with the summary in that he apparently gives too much detail.
Stagnation should be a concern for the teacher, even if he is ahead of the curve. Students need to progress roughly 1 grade level each year. At least that should be the goal.
what are they doing to help him grow?
Yes , excactly and this are wonderfully worded. I will quote this when I express my concern. I suspect it is a ceiling issue more than anything but obviously it looks like they are going to say he just isn't there. Either way he can't just not learn anyting or progress for an entire year!
