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05.26.08, 18:46 PM NY Schools
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Anyone here have a child in nyc public elementary? Does your school require that a child is reading to enter first grade? If so, will you post the school? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 05.26.08, 06:46 PM Flag
 

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Good luck. Crickets on ub. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.26.08, 06:47 PM Flag
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Why is that? We are all home from vacation, the laundry is done, the children asleep - time to UB! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.26.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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We're at PS 6 and we skipped K and went straight to first. My kids weren't reading at all. So I'd say no, they do not require it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.26.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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they cannot require it! Some HS students in NYC still can't read! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.26.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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Well that's the fault of a lot of people [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.26.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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The only school I know of that might fit this description is NEST, 2+ years ago. When Celenia was in charge the school would counsel dc out in K if they weren't making satisfactory progress in reading. Even the year after Celenia left the school still put a lot of pressure on dc, to the point of putting K students on academic watch in the middle of the year if they weren't reading well enough. BUT, I think that's changed now, and I think they were the exception to the rule all along. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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Thank you, I should have said general ed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 04:14 AM Flag
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no general ed school requires reading to enter first grade. Think about it. K is not mandatory in the state of NY. How could a school require reading in the first mandatory school entry point? It is required to pass 3rd grade, meaning to get into 4th grade, city-wide. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:17 AM Flag
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I wonder: at a G&T program like NEST -- isn't it fair to expect that a child who was there for a year be able to read by the 1st Grade? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:53 AM Flag
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My child was not reading fluently at the beginning of 1st grade. She was (at most) reading something like hop on pop (and haltingly) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:18 AM Flag
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^ They give you reading levels starting at A and I think DD was reading at "B" level when she finished kindergarten which is really low. By middle of first grade she was at level G. Holding back was never even discussed ir alluded to. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:19 AM Flag
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Not every school uses the same reading levels, FYI [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:20 AM Flag
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ITA, and it's better when they don't IMO. My dc always read above reading level (4s on report cards for reading always) and I have never gotten his reading level, not once in the three years in public school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:54 AM Flag
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They don't require reading to graduate from K but they certainly teach reading in K. At least at PS 41 they do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:20 AM Flag
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they teach it, but it is not REQUIRED until 3rd grade. A child would not be held back for this reason alone until 3rd grade. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:33 AM Flag
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That's what I said, not required. However I was surprised it was so emphasized & for what it is worth I'd say 90% of dc's class was reading by time K was finished [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 07:42 AM Flag
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But if your child can't read in first or second grade it filters through to other areas. You can't do any of the research projects they do in class which all require reading. Even the math tests have words kids need to be able to read to know what to do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 08:08 AM Flag
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no school "requires" that a child be reading upon entering first grade. that said, all the kids entering first grade were reading at dc's school -- reading is taught in kindergarten. i would guess that about half were reading to some degree upon entering k at dc's school, though that's just a guess. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 08:21 AM Flag
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^^^this is anderson, btw. didn't realize you were asking about gen ed only. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 08:23 AM Flag
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