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Deciding to Have My Dyslexic Daughter Repeat 4Th Grade.
Asked by C.F. from Cleveland
on July 3, 2010
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My daughter is 10 and just finished 4th grade. She worked very hard to earn As and Bs throughout the year. She is greatly struggling with reading, spelling, and comp...
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- I am an Intervention Specialist -- who diagnosed her with dyslexia? IF you have a diagnosis by a PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST, they MUST give her an IEP. She has a spec...
- Well according to the No Child Left Behind Act,if she is performing 2 or more grade levels behind in her reading by the end of 4th grade she is required, by law, to re...
- I am an interventionist in a school system on the east side of Cleveland. I would not recommend having her repeat 4th grade. Research shows that there are no advanta...
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...
Looking for a Private School (1St Grade) near 43221
Asked by T.S. from Columbus
on January 13, 2009
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My son's Catholic school just informed us that they are closing at the end of this school year. We planned on him being there until 3rd grade. Completely taken off g...
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- My oldest attends St. Brendan on Dublin Road. We have been happy with the education as well as the social outlets. The staff takes the time to get to know you and kn...
- ST BRENDAN'S School-- It is at the corner of Davidson and Dublin Rd. I have 2 children in this school and 2 children who have gone on to Catholic High Schools. I re...
- I have heard great things from Clintonville Academy, but I really don't know how much they charge. Also, there's St. Brandon in Dublin Rd and St. Agatha in Upper Arlin...
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...
Book Suggestions for First Grade Readers
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on June 22, 2012
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Both of my kids are reading at approximately the first grade level. Our district uses Guided Reading Levels. I think they are level E or F. I go to the libarry to...
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- Junie B Jones is really cute. Fancy Nancy books are beautiful.
- Cam Jansen Nate the Great If you give a mouse a cookie (and similar books) books by Eric Carle
- "Elephant and Piggie" books by Mo Willems. I know that this is above that reading level, but for one to read to your kids, I have to put a plug in for "Half Magic" by...
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...
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...
