My DS in 3rd grade has been given a IEP this year and that has helped but I need more adjustment and I'm looking for suggestions.

The good news:
He is doing above level Math - still tweaking that situation but I feel like I know what to do here. He is also reading above grade level that's going well. He read 30 AR books for the year mostly 100% on his tests. 50 are required for the school year. Most of the incorrect answers on papers were do to checking work habits and I think he needs to work on this but has finally got that under control. Except for 4th grade Math where he needs to remember to label and show work. Below 93% is a B+ in our school. Here are his grades so far

English 94%, A-
Penmanship, 86% Satisfactory
Spelling 99% A+
Social Studies, 95% Outstanding
Science 97%, Outstanding
Phonics 100%, A+
Math 94% A-
Reading 96% A

I'm not including special like gym, I don't want to focus on them)

My concerns: 2 not so bad situations with behavior at school- I'm thinking displaced frustration feelings. He has been complaining about so much work at school. He is a very ambitious student. His teacher says he keeps busy doing his folder work. I think folder work is lots of worksheets. Most of the work is probably too easy. He is interested in learning many things so it feels like school should not be boring. I am not ready to put him a grade ahead in school. The teacher/school agree and are will to work with me. They have grade accelerated student successfully before.

With his grades and the test scores how do I know what else should be changed. Can we get him out of some work that is less meaningful? Right now he feels like he has too much work to do. But he is ambitious. I think its too many worksheets that are not meaningful. The teacher said they are not reviewing the study guides in class. They just added enrichment for reading and Math which is good but that means more work. This kid doesn't need more Home work or seat work. He has amazing reading speed and comprehension. He does not need much repetions to learn something. He needs to do the cursive writing/penmanship.

Is there a way to know by his achievement score what he should condense or eliminate? Please look back to prior posts on this thread for WJIII score if that helps. He knows his spelling words and study guides the first day he bring them home.

What else can I say to this teacher to get her to understand or meet his needs?
I'm not sure she has seen his WJIII test scores or understands their significant so I will bring it up.

RE: WWJ, Is this right? anything 100 is average scoring for that age? every 15 is a standard above average?

Last edited by onthegomom; 10/09/09 08:39 AM.