Okay, well something odd happened today ... it seems it was a result of the phone message I left. I suppose they could have been planning to do this, for some reason didn't want to tell me and it just was a coincidence that it happened about three hours after I called... Not sure. BUT DS was pulled out this afternoon and tested by someone purporting to be reading specialist from the 3rd grade. When he asked if it were a test she wouldn't answer him directly and said she doesn't like to call it a "test." He said it was not like the usual (DRA) tests. In it, he had to read a list of site words and was given progressively harder lists until the list was too hard and he was given reading - not books but typed pages. He had to read them and answer questions. he had to give re-tells and not summaries. At the end of it he asked the specialist if he did well enough to move to white level. The specialist answered, "Well, I think you should but I don't get to make the final decision." (Remember they lie all of the time to these kids so we do not know if this is an authentic answer but that is what she told him). I guess they are just really strict/weird about letting a kid go to the next grade level early. I don't know. Teacher didn't call me back yet. I have no idea what to think but I have to say I feel a lot better knowing he was properly assessed and if there is something holding back it'll be something we can identify and work on and not be just due to a cap or ceiling. I just wish they would tell me things. If they had planned this all along why didn't they just mention it? I wonder do they think I will like tiger-mom prep him or something? Please. I can't get him off minecraft... (and I really should be better about it both kids spend way too much time playing minecraft!)
I wonder ... is this because I called?
