[Oz-gifted] UPDATE re: Sounds promising...

[Rose Churches]

   I'm guessing she's refering to a school readiness check list and
   perhaps a WPPSI
   Rosemary Churches
   0418855388
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     From:  Ellen Hrebeniuk <ehrebeniuk at optushome.com.au>
     Reply-To:  oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au
     To:  Oz-gifted mailing list <oz-gifted at cobia.ed.qut.edu.au>
     Subject:  [Oz-gifted] UPDATE re: Sounds promising...
     Date:  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:00:19 +1000
     >You might remember that DS1's classroom teacher was trying to
     >organise a meeting between herself, the head of K and the head of
     >Stage 1 (1st and 2nd grade) regarding meeting DS1's needs next
     year.
     >She also wanted the principal present, but the meeting has proved
     >hard to organise.  Anyway, the principal has now asked for DS1 to
     >have an assessment, which will be conducted by the school
     counsellor.
     >Given that I am in the NSW public system, does anyone know of what
     >this will consist, eg is there a standard suite of tests that they
     >use?
     >
     >Any comments from those who have been down this road?
     >
     >They seems to have been considering grade acceleration but to be
     >hesitant -- and TBH I'm hesitant about that too, given that DS1 is
     >only in K.  Subject acceleration in literacy and maths is looking
     >very likely, however, and that is more what I was hoping for.
     >
     >The teacher tells me that DS1 works very well on his own, and that
     >self-paced learning packages would be great for him, but she
     doesn't
     >have the internet access in her (portable) classroom to provide
     them.
     >Most of the class work is in groups, and when he's in a group, DS1
     >talks and talks instead of doing his work!
     >--
     >Ellen Hrebeniuk
     >Sydney, Australia
     >
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     >Nancy Pearl
     >
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