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Spelling Test In K?
By MJH
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I've taught K for 12 of my 14 years of teaching and have never heard or thought of giving a spelling test to a K student. Where do you live?This is totally developmentally inapporiate and should not be the determining | factor as to whether a student is retained in K. I do retain students but based on letter knowledge, letter/sound knowledge, number recognition and maturity. Retention is never an easy choice but spelling is not a reason to retain in my opinion. If he is struggling in all area and doesn't know his letters or the related sounds then I would consider retention but only after getting | |
the child some extra help. I would ask an older student in the school to tutor, get an assistant or volunteer to tutor and I myself would spend a few extra minutes a day helping a child. I would request a conference with both the teacher and the principal before making any kind of decision.
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