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Moving My Daughter from 1St to 2Nd Grade
Asked by M.T. from Dallas
on September 10, 2007
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I just wanted to get some feedback on my daughter who is now in the 1st grade starting her 3rd week. She was qualified for Gifted and Talented in Kindergarten and is ...
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- My daughter's best friend in 1st grade, we'll call her Kate, skipped second grade for the first 6 weeks of that school year because her parents went to all the trouble...
- It sounds like you have already done some of your homework on this. My only thought is that there is not much funding in public schools for the gifted as a rule. If ...
- As a teacher I would say that it wonderful that your child is so smart and yes it is truly a gift. As far as her skipping a grade I don't think that is the answer. S...
8Th Grade ADHD/LD Student in Need of Help
Asked by J.W. from Dallas
on September 12, 2009
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I am at my whits end....please if anyone has any suggestions as to what would be the best solution to help my son succeed in school since I have found that most teache...
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- Check out the Hill School in Fort Worth. It's over near TCU, maybe near McLean Middle School. I've attended workshops there, on Schools Attuned principles, (which is...
- Hi J.! I can help! I own The Cerebellum Center which offers the DORE program. DORE has help thousands of kids all over the world eliminate many of the symptoms o...
- J., It's not that the Public School teachers don't want to help your child. Thank the recent "No Child Left Behind" act that dictates the level of rigor and the acc...
AR Reading Program -- 2Nd Grade Boy
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on March 7, 2011
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Our school does the AR Reading Program.
My son has enjoyed some of the Baseball Card Adventure Series book and the Weird School books as well.
What (specifically) do...
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- Magic Tree House books are big. The school is encouraging those right now.
- Hi, Well I have a daughter, she's 8 in 3rd Grade, and has AR as well. For boys, I would recommend: 1) Magic Tree House 2) Geronimo Stilton 3) Berenstain Bears ...
- my son loved the hank the cowdog series books. read them faster than I could buy them lol.
Repeating a Grade
Asked by M.A. from Birmingham
on February 4, 2011
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My first and only son is in Kindergarten at the and I think I am going to be told that he should repeat this year. Is this good or bad? (only really for maturity bec...
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- Just my opinion, but I think 1st grade is a better one to repeat than Kinder. My daughter was moved forward a grade in Pre-K, so she graduated from Kinder as she was t...
- I'm a teacher and see every year that most of the older children are confident leaders and the younger children struggle. I think it would be better to be the older o...
- I have seen schools that have a class that is between Kindergarten and 1st grade. It is designed for children that are not mature enough for the first grade, but are t...
Transfering to Private School in 6Th grade...can It Be Done?
Asked by D.C. from San Francisco
on January 13, 2009
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We are trying to decide if we should start our 5 year old in private school or public school. I would like to send him to public elementary school and then move him t...
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- Hi D., I am sure you will have many mixed responses over this. When it was time for my kids to start school, it was very hard for me. Some of their friends went to p...
- Hello, I work at a private school and we do have an intake of 6th graders in our k-8 community. The main reason is that there are many schools public and private that...
- Private school public school ??? you get bad teachers in both...and it is all about the teachers. I would visit all your school options and then pick one that is works...
Late Entry into Kindergarten or Straight into 1St Grade
Asked by S.M. from Denver
on January 22, 2010
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My daughter will be six in April. We tried Kindergarten, though I elected to pull her out due to a situation with the school and another student. I know what she nee...
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- Its up to what you feel your daughter can handle. I know that as a first grade teacher I could tell the difference in some children who didn't attend a K program as t...
- My DH is a kindergarten teacher, so I asked him his opinion on this matter. She sounds like she will have a solid academic approach to kindergarten if she returns to ...
- As a teacher and a parent I can say that only you know what is best for your child. Don't let what the teachers say frustrate you. As a teacher, I would say try to p...
First Grade with 5 Years Old
Asked by D.M. from Utica
on May 12, 2011
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I live in São Paulo, Brazil and here the cutoff is july first. My son was born in august 5th and missed the cutoff by 1 month. He is already in first grade because he...
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- Please do not hold him back. 1 year will not make that much of a difference in maturity. They are discriminating against your son, because he's the youngest and a boy....
- Please let him repeat first grade. At this age social readiness for school is absolutely vital. If he continues on from this point in school and isn't mature enough he...
- I started Kindergarten at 4. My birthday was 3 days before the cut off date. After K and first grade I moved and the new school put me in first grade again. It is s...
Fifth / Sixth Grade Graduation Program Ideas
Asked by K.I. from Kansas City
on January 3, 2010
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I am looking for ideas from moms who have helped with the planning for sixth grade graduation at their school. Our district is graduating 5th and 6th graders this year...
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- What about candy wrappers that can be personalized with each fifth/sixth graders name? They also have diplomas that they make with lifesavers that can be personalized...
- Good Morning K.! I agree with what K. M said. The t-Shirt idea is a good one. You can watch the ads and Michaels has some good buys on Tee's every once in a while. I b...
- You've had some great ideas already! I agree that the kids would love t-shirts, especially if they are given the opportunity to let their classmates sign their names ...
Five Year Old and First Grade
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on March 30, 2011
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My son's birthday is on Sept 3. He is currently in private Kindergarten and tested at a 6 1/2yo level in his first grade readiness test. Here is my problem....it app...
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- My daughter also missed the cut off date and was ready for kindergarten. We looked at all the options available. We live in Coppell and have an awesome school system...
- I think it's nice he tested older and seems to be ready for 1st grade. How fun to have such an intelligent child. I look at the long term effects of stuff like this...
- We have the same situation with my youngest child. She was born on Sept. 2. She is not yet 2, so we have a while until we deal with schooling. But, I have already t...
First Grade Plano Placement Test
Asked by F.A. from Dallas
on November 6, 2008
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Has anyone have thier child take the plano first grade placement test for children born after september cutoff? how hard is it? Is it worth it? what are things they as...
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- Please also consider your child's social-emotional level. I worked in the school system for seven years. I did see a few children who tested out of kindergarten. Un...
- This is a very good question you have asked as we are faced with a very similiar sitution. Our dd will start kindergarten next August because her birthday fell at the ...
- These tests are very difficult. As one poster states you have to pass all subtests. I've been in education for 23 years and have seen just a few kids ever pass this ...
