My daughter is relatively bright. Her teacher tells me that she is the most able in the class by some distance. However, she doesn't tell me what is being done to stretch her other than encouraging her to tidy up her handwriting. I have witnessed the teacher telling DD not to participate in some work because others will copy her rather than work it out for themselves. This is great for everyone except her. A few ways to stretch her were suggested by previous teacher but current teacher doesn't 'believe' in these ideas.
I appreciate that she can't teach DD parts of the syllabus in advance but can she be stretched in a sideways direction? I'm a bit intimidated by the teacher, I don't want to sound like a pushy parent but I don't understand how DD is reaching her full potential as things stand.
The school is making a point of making efforts to help children with special needs and on the G&T register but I haven't been told how this applies to DD.
What should I expect to happen?
How can I ensure that DD is stretched (whilst not looking like a pushy-mum)?
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noseynoonoo · 06/12/2012 23:04
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