Hi, I am looking for some guidance before the parent/teacher conference comes up next week.
I have 3 children - dd9, ds8 and ds5. They all go to a small Catholic school.
My ds5, is in 4k because his bday is 9/21. I spoke to the teacher last year and told her that my ds was advanced and I would like to keep letting him work at his level since he enjoys it. I did have him tested, but the tester had never tested a young child and her results were inconclusive.
My boy can read at a 2nd grade level. I am sure of this because he does the Accelerated Readers tests at school to keep himself busy while I work in the computer lab. He is also able to do math at least at a 1st grade level. I know this because last year when my other son didn't want to do his homework because it was too boring, I would have my younger son do it and then have his brother check it before handing it in.
Well, at the the beginning of the school year, the teacher said that she needed some time to get the kids settled and find out what abilities everyone had. The 4k kids (11 of them) attend class in the morning and then she is a TA for the 5k (13 of them) in the afternoon. She also has a TA with her in the morning so there are only 11 students with these 2 teachers. The 5k students go all day. Since my boy stays with me at school all day while I work on various projects, we thought he could just join the 5k in the afternoon when they work on their reading. Then she though she would just work with him in the morning. She mentioned that she had some books from the 5k and would start with him soon. It is now the end of the 1st quarter and nothing has happened. I didn't push the 5k books since they are too simple for him.
Am I expecting too much? I think he is gifted....or at least really interested. We want to keep him excited and not get bored. We are not trying to push him, but letting him show us what he wants to do. He enjoys his friends but comments that he would like to do some "real learning". Should I be more aggressive on pushing the teacher/school to address his needs or should we just keep working on things at home with him?
Thank you,
Lynn
