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06.26.08, 17:20 PM NY Schools
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Moms with kids at TT: does your school evaluate kids' reading in K (for those who can read)? How do the teachers find out (as many already come in reading)? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.26.08, 05:20 PM Flag
 

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I'm a public mom and can tell you how they are evaluated if you want to know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:20 PM Flag
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Are you a teacher at a private school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:22 PM Flag
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no a mom in a public school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:22 PM Flag
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np - I guess the answer is "No thanks". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:57 PM Flag
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It depends on the school. Some of them teach reading formally in K and others don't. Ours doesn't, and there's not much in-depth evaluation of dc's reading skills until near the end of the K year and the very beginning of 1st grade. Even so, the teachers are aware of which dc can read and their general level. I know other TTs do explicit reading instruction in K, so I imagine they must evaluate the dc in September. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:27 PM Flag
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Okay. I was told some kids will be joining higher grades for certain subjects. But they didn't explain how this will come about. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:39 PM Flag
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Which school told you that, and for what subjects? I could see it for math, but for language arts it doesn't seem like a great idea to me. It's not something our school does for any subject for what it's worth. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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math and reading (but advanced by more than 1 grade level) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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Would you mind saying which school? I don't think it's all that common. They all group dc by ability, and there's typically enough of a range within the grade that dc on both ends of the curve can be accommodated. Our older dc was reading at the 5th-6th grade level by the start of 1st when they formed reading groups and it wasn't an issue. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:01 PM Flag
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I wonder if that's what they meant - grouping kids by level at K and allowing dc to be grouped with the higher level one? It's a coed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:05 PM Flag
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That sounds more likely, but then again I know there are some schools that send dc to higher grades for specific classes if the dc is very advanced in that subject. I believe Hunter will do this for math, for instance. So it's not unheard of. But I wouldn't have been happy if my 6 yo had been with 10 yos for language arts. The ability level might have been a match but the socioemotional fit would have been way off. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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Which school is your dc at? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 05:56 PM Flag
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Brearley. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:02 PM Flag
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we are at non-tt private, but I will answer your question, anyway. (Both of my dcs were reading in K). During the first several months of the year during literacy, there are no formal evaluations as the dcs work in small groups. In december, the reading specailists and teachers will work more closely witht he small groups and make evaluations. Dc's groups are then formed based on skills (ie.....kids that a re great a phonics, kids that sight read, but aren't good at phonics, kids working on letter sounds). The groups are fluid for the rest of the year as strengths and weaknesses change and become more evident. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:11 PM Flag
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and kids who are 3-4 grades more advanced? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:13 PM Flag
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I have one of those...she is with others who are advanced [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:14 PM Flag
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of the same age/grade? That's great. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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a few years ago they tried placing one or two kids up a grade or two and it was a social disaster. Maybe not *every* kid is super advanced, but thye are all K kids and they have "things" to work on: perhaps writing answers to questions is tough for some and for others inferences may be more difficult. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:40 PM Flag
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Go to Hunter [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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My dc's school uses the Gates-McGinitie test to evaluate reading sometime during 1st grade (along with teacher evaluations). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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