Second Grade: Teen
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Skipping a Grade
Asked by K.B. from Kansas City
on May 6, 2009
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I am faced with the decision of letting my 7 year (1st Grade) old skip the 2nd grade. He was going to the 2nd grade for reading and math time, so he could continue to ...
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- Only you know best, but when you said you would hold him back in a heartbeat, that needs to be thought through. If you would hold him back, he may not be ready to mov...
- I was faced with a similar situation. My oldest is "too smart" for her age group so I moved her up where she would be the youngest. I had had her eval to make sure thi...
- You have sooo many responses and I am very late in my response, but I just made this decision this past fall. My son is also in 1st grade. He went to 2nd grade readi...
Skipping a Grade
Asked by S.B. from Cleveland
on February 21, 2008
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I have posted on here before about my son and the situation I was having with him and school, now some new developments have brought me back to get some more informati...
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- I have no had this issue, but a friend of mine did. It was much like yours...early in their education. She chose not to put him ahead because he was already small in...
- Hi Setphanie. I'm not sure if this information will help you but it might. I had my IQ tested in first grade because the teacher thought I was very smart but had als...
- Hi S., First, congratulatons and commiserations on having such a bright little boy. Having had the same experience with my own son, my oldest, and also many years of t...
Fancy Nancy - 2Nd Grade?
Asked by J.S. from Cleveland
on October 6, 2010
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Me again... We have the opportunity to have the Author of the Fancy Nancy Books visit our second grade school. A few of the people on our PTO board feel that the se...
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- My daughter is a 7 y/o 2nd grader & would enjoy meeting the author. She did read those books last year...and hasn't this year, but we actually just talked about those...
- Having a real Author visit a classroom is aways a treat and a wonderful event to have. I see no problem with this author visiting that age group. Have fun....dress up....
- I think the peek time for "Fancy Nancy" would be preschool or kindergarten. My girls would still enjoy this in 2nd grade, but maybe not so much in front of all their p...
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...
Children Being Retained in First Grade
Asked by T.D. from Dallas
on August 2, 2010
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My child is having to repeat first grade. I have struggled with this all summer. He is not ready for 2nd grade, but I worry about him being retained because of his a...
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- I got held back in first grade and I'm not sure I ever got over it. I was actually put in first grade too young the first time though - that was the problem, so it did...
- Don't worry. My neices, nephews and a family friend where all left back in thier early years. They all have thrived and flourished in their teen years. They are the mo...
- Your child will be fine. Just present it to him as getting to be a leader. He can be very helpful to the other children. If you have a positive attitude about it, so ...
What Grade Is Cursive Writing Introduced?
Asked by C.N. from Dallas
on August 5, 2011
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My son is skipping the 2nd grade and will start 3rd grade this fall. I noticed in one of his 2nd grade workbooks it had a section on cursive writing. We have been prac...
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- My daughter is going into 4th grade this year and she did only a little cursive writing in 3rd. We are in Minnesota, so there may be some differences between states. I...
- At our daughters elementary school the more advanced 2nd graders started cursive in about March.. But it was more of an introduction and during the summer the kids we...
- At Bethesda Chrisitian (Haltom City, Tx) they start in Kinder and the kids only use cursive, which I think is awesome! The principal had done a lot of research on han...
Son Skipping a Grade
Asked by M.M. from Rochester
on October 11, 2009
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My son is currently in second grade in a combined 2nd/3rd grade classroom. He is already doing all the work the 3rd graders do, usually faster than them and scores be...
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- My son was in a similar situation. I home schooled him until the third grade and then he entered a classroom of 3rdthru4th he was already ahead one year when he entere...
- I have 2 boys who are a year ahead in school. They essentially "skipped" a grade because they were educated in the UK and started school at age 4. When we came back ...
- M., If your son can interact with the older grade okay, then I would say go for it. It sounds like you are pretty sure he can handle the material. I would just keep a...
To Skip, or Not to Skip (First Grade)?
Asked by S.L. from Boise
on September 17, 2010
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Our son is 6 1/2 and just started first grade. He's quite a bit ahead of his age peers. His teacher last year was frustrated because, while she considered having him v...
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- Wow. My twin family! Except we have a girl. We almost moved my daughter into first grade last year from kindergarten. Ultimately, we did not because my husband wasn't ...
- My son is a year ahead and has an IEP type thing for being gifted, and gets lots of services even though he is not in the gifted program. It's worth getting him evalu...
- What does your son want? There are definitely emotional concerns. Does his teacher think he is mature enough to skip? On the other hand if they are bored in school ...
Working Below Grade Level
Asked by B.M. from Orlando
on February 9, 2007
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I have a second grader that maintains B's but is marked on her report card that she is "working below grade level." When we asked the teacher what that meant, she sai...
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- A couple of things to think about: is your daughter tired and zoning out in class thus missing the teacher explaining the task? Is she distracted by posters, plants, ...
- I am a fourth grade teacher in the public school system. For me when a child is marked below grade level it means that either one: scored below grade level on the FCA...
- I read your question and would like to respond as a teacher who now works privately with students. I taught children with special needs and I completely agree with you...
Unmotivated 16 Year Old
Asked by J.Y. from Pittsburgh
on January 10, 2009
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My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to h...
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- J.: I suffered from depression since age 14...at that age I had counseling, but no meds (at that time my parents believed I just "needed Jesus"...that's why I commend...
- Aside from something 'mental' going on, it's possible that she may need one-on-one help because she may not be 'getting it'. You could look into a tutoring school... I...
- Sometimes people are conditioned to be what they hear people calling them. So if she hears that she is lazy, unmotivated, depressed. Then she feels that is who she i...
