Yesterday Hannah's school sent home an assessment test that they use to determine where the child is at as far as reading goes. I wasn't exactly sure what the assessment meant so I looked it up online. The online information told me how they administered the test and how they came to a score, but there is very little information on what the score itself means. The teacher did give the range of "normal" (which Hannah was within in each category) but I wanted more information so I sent the teacher an email asking about the assessment. I also included a question about how Hannah was adjusting since she has said once or twice that she didn't want to go to school. I know Hannah is behaving well but I wanted to make sure that she was making friends, participating in class, and appearred to be enjoying school. The teacher was very prompt with a response, stating that she was surprised to hear that Hannah had said this as Hannah participates and plays with other kids very well. (I did send a note back stating that it may just be that Hannah misses her little sister or is just getting used to a big change.) She also said that there was nothing to work on beyond what we were already doing with reading. She has plans to place Hannah in the "slightly above average" reading group which is for kids who know most or all of their letters and sounds, retain information well, and are ready to start small books. (This is where she is at at home too and I'm impressed that the teacher could so easily place her after only seeing her for less than 3 hours a day for 2 weeks). She said she felt Hannah was a strong student but (the reason for my title) QUIET. Rob and I definitely laughed at that one. I'm not sure anyone has ever called her "quiet." Don't get me wrong, anyone who knows me knows she comes by it honestly, it was just funny to see how different she is at school. She is very into rules though and she knows she shouldn't speak out of turn so that's a good thing. Very mature!
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