kentuckymom Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Squirrelboy is dyslexic, but thanks to many years of tutoring, he is reading on grade level and loves to read. However, he still needs more reading support than the average kid and struggles with writing. I'm not sure how it happened, but he was tapped to participate in a special pull out group at school for ON LEVEL readers. The idea is to take readers that are just barely on level and give them a boost to get them reading above level by the end of the year. They are also helping each kid with individual issues. Squirrelboy is working on writing about what he reads. I think this is awesome. Kids who are just barely on level usually just have to make due to whole group instruction. That's not horrible, but some of those kids are at high risk of falling behind, and this kind of group is set up to catch those kids before that happens. They're pulled out four days a week during one of the "daily five" segments, which are language arts related, so they're not really missing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 That does sound good! I hope it works well for the children since it is a critical time to learn to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 That does sound good. My dd is dyslexic. I am impressed with the accommodations her school makes and how much imput they allow from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Tonight was Fall Festival at school, and I happened to meet the teacher for Squirrelboy's group and got some more details about it. The program they're using as their base for reading and discussion is Junior Great Books, which I've heard good things about. That makes me happy. The group is first thing in the morning. The other day they read a story that featured a soldier eating cheese pancakes. Apparently all the kids said, "What are those?" so the teacher made some and brought them in this morning. I like this teacher already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Small group instruction is a hallmark of the school, which is one of the things I like most about it. Like any school, it's not perfect, and like all public schools, there's more of a focus on testing than I'd like, but I'm happy with it overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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