Well, today I got his Advanced Learning Plan in the mail from the school district's gt department? My daughters have these but they were developed by their teachers so I'm a little perplexed. It states that his teacher is responsible for accommodating his strength areas and identifies him as gifted in verbal quantitative and nonverbal. I guess that it is yet another reason to schedule a meeting.
@grinity -- I sent the teacher a long email (her preferred method of communication) and then met with the teacher about this issue. She wanted time to meet with her team and brainstorm. When I asked her for feedback the other day, she said that they "might do something different for reading groups" but nothing was definite yet. She did not give me a timeframe. I agree that I need to try the principal but I'm feeling beaten down right now.
@treecritter -- I've made suggestions to the teacher re who she could ask for help. I'm not sure how to make further suggestions without offending her.
@Shift -- I'm working on getting him engaged again. He seems to be tuning out. It's one of the reasons why I feel like I can't just wait until he moves to the center program in the fall.
Warning: I need to whine. I find this so exhausting. Why do I have to be a squeaky wheel to get my kid what he needs??? thanks, I needed that
