Handwriting has a good, and cheap, handwriting development program - lots of guidance and cool tools. I particulary love their paper.

I don't think you need a list of questions, just to go in and take notes, to see everything your daughter does, and what else is there that she isn't allowed to do, and what signs the teacher is looking for to 'prove' that she is ready for more. What criteria is the teacher using in each area. I'd come with an empty clipboard, a grid for "active name" "purpose" "what she's doing now" "criteria for moving up" and "what's next for this area."

Actually you may want to go in an observe quietly, so you can fill in your grid as much as possible from watching the other children, and save your contact time for the "what she's doing now" and "criteria for moving up" columns. It may take awhile, but a good investment. People inside a system tend to underestimate to what extent they talk in code.

((Us for example - it is actually nescessary if one is thinking outside the box to find some new landmarks.))

If you can learn the lingo first, you can get more from your talk.

Happy Holidays -
Grinity


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