A new student, T, started today. She is mostly quiet, a little spacey, and definitely young for her age. She hasn't smiled yet, and I think she is very nervous. I called her mom yesterday to introduce myself and she assured me that her daughter is very advanced.
Today, I did some preliminary tests. She knows her letter names. However, she had no letter sounds, she can't read, and she doesn't know what to do when I ask her to write me a story.
I feel frustrated that Kindergarten is making up for the children who have dropped out of various grades at my school (it's all about the monies). I don't think it makes any sense to take a child in March, especially one that is desperately behind. I can help her, but I can't get her to grade level.
I can only hope that I won't have any more students for the rest of the year. Twenty-three is my max.
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