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<blockquote data-quote="jannie" data-source="post: 263100" data-attributes="member: 2074"><p>Sandy-</p><p> </p><p>What specifically are your child's math deficits?</p><p> </p><p>Is she struggling with computation or more about learning new math concepts?</p><p> </p><p>How is her number sense-problem solving skills? Once she learns a skills is she able to maintain that skill over time or does she forget it?</p><p> </p><p>Have you tried any computer prorgrams to teach/reinforce concepts?</p><p>Is she able to demonstate concepts using manipulaitves, counters, etc??</p><p> </p><p>Personally I would never expect my child's teacher to answer a list of questions via email regarding the concept of retention. This conversation must be done in person at the school...and if she has an IEP it must be part of the discussion with the IEP team so I 'd suggest you request a periodic review...</p><p> </p><p> I am sorry for your frustration regarding the idea that the school is considering retaining your child. Most research suggests that the negative effects of retaining a child outweigh the benefits; especially is the student already has identified learning issues. </p><p> </p><p>However, personally I do believe that there are benefits in retention...</p><p> </p><p>As a teacher I do encourage parent to you hold back their child prior to kindergarten. Otherwise retention must happen in the early grades: It's important to understand that retention does not usually fix the problem...but allows additional time to learn material. </p><p> </p><p>Things to consider:</p><p>1. Will repeating a year allow your child to catch up or will he/she still be behind??</p><p>2. Is your child young emotionally? perhaps repeating the year will allow her to feel better about herself--vs frustrated when she doesn't understand conepts? </p><p>3. Does your child need more of the same ( another year of first grade) or would he/she benefit from a different approach to instruction; perhaps a smaller group; or research based intervention? </p><p>4. If you decide to retain your child you need to be happy with your decision and not blame the school if it does not work.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>If she is truly on grade level in all aspects other than math....I would not think the school would want to retain....</p><p> </p><p>Also....here is a list of words you could use to describe your child's math skills: </p><p> </p><p>deficient, inadequate, poor, weak, below par, below expectation, inferior, unsatistactory, palty, shabby, shoddy, slight, mediocre, meaer, subpar, lousy, off, poor, punk, rotten, substandard, unacceptable, ungodly, unsatisfactory, wanting, wretched, wrong..</p><p> </p><p>And here is another list of words to use describe your frustration and/or anger with your child's teacher...</p><p> </p><p>angered, apoplectic, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriated, irate, ireful, mad, outraged, riled, </p><p>huffy, livid, worked up, bitter, embittered, malevolent, piqued, rancorous, resentful, frigid, icy, ill-tempered, aggravated, annoyed, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, exasperated, fretful, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, irritable, peevish, perturbed, contentious, contrary, ornery, </p><p> </p><p>The words you used in your post are considered "slang" and not even in the dictionary within the context you have used them...it would be better to use more respectful language...as this will allow people to better respect your thoughts as well...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jannie, post: 263100, member: 2074"] Sandy- What specifically are your child's math deficits? Is she struggling with computation or more about learning new math concepts? How is her number sense-problem solving skills? Once she learns a skills is she able to maintain that skill over time or does she forget it? Have you tried any computer prorgrams to teach/reinforce concepts? Is she able to demonstate concepts using manipulaitves, counters, etc?? Personally I would never expect my child's teacher to answer a list of questions via email regarding the concept of retention. This conversation must be done in person at the school...and if she has an IEP it must be part of the discussion with the IEP team so I 'd suggest you request a periodic review... I am sorry for your frustration regarding the idea that the school is considering retaining your child. Most research suggests that the negative effects of retaining a child outweigh the benefits; especially is the student already has identified learning issues. However, personally I do believe that there are benefits in retention... As a teacher I do encourage parent to you hold back their child prior to kindergarten. Otherwise retention must happen in the early grades: It's important to understand that retention does not usually fix the problem...but allows additional time to learn material. Things to consider: 1. Will repeating a year allow your child to catch up or will he/she still be behind?? 2. Is your child young emotionally? perhaps repeating the year will allow her to feel better about herself--vs frustrated when she doesn't understand conepts? 3. Does your child need more of the same ( another year of first grade) or would he/she benefit from a different approach to instruction; perhaps a smaller group; or research based intervention? 4. If you decide to retain your child you need to be happy with your decision and not blame the school if it does not work. If she is truly on grade level in all aspects other than math....I would not think the school would want to retain.... Also....here is a list of words you could use to describe your child's math skills: deficient, inadequate, poor, weak, below par, below expectation, inferior, unsatistactory, palty, shabby, shoddy, slight, mediocre, meaer, subpar, lousy, off, poor, punk, rotten, substandard, unacceptable, ungodly, unsatisfactory, wanting, wretched, wrong.. And here is another list of words to use describe your frustration and/or anger with your child's teacher... angered, apoplectic, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriated, irate, ireful, mad, outraged, riled, huffy, livid, worked up, bitter, embittered, malevolent, piqued, rancorous, resentful, frigid, icy, ill-tempered, aggravated, annoyed, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, exasperated, fretful, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, irritable, peevish, perturbed, contentious, contrary, ornery, The words you used in your post are considered "slang" and not even in the dictionary within the context you have used them...it would be better to use more respectful language...as this will allow people to better respect your thoughts as well... [/QUOTE]
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