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    2nd grader: Retelling problems...

    Makes a lot of sense. He is able to give us answers if we ask him questions (comprehension questions). So, we just need to repeatedly do that till he realizes the questions would almost always be the same so he should remember to retell those answers in sequence.. What does "writing to a...
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    2nd grader: Retelling problems...

    ..we live in VA.. no, not spanish.. south asian (indian) language..
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    2nd grader: Retelling problems...

    ok, let me clarify. if they give him reading material, he studies at home, prepares for the test and takes it, he gets scores like this in Math/Science/History tests: 14/20, 19/28, 11/18, etc. So, not perfect, makes silly mistakes sometimes, doesnt know some answers, but I think not too bad...
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    2nd grader: Retelling problems...

    We met with his school again and are so tired and vexed with their complaints. I tried to argue that he is doing okay in his quantitative tests (math, science, etc) but they dont seem to care. Their only repeated whining has to do with the retelling of stories as if that is the only thing that...
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    2nd grader: Retelling problems...

    Thanks EHB. Yes, you are right. He can read higher grade level books but cannot comprehend them. Just reads them quickly without understanding and that is essentially the problem as it looks like he is reading second grade level books in the same way as well. He can read any book but cannot...
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    2nd grader: Retelling problems...

    Hi folks, My son who is a second grader has been having issues with story retelling since his first grade. He reads very well and very fast, and has been doing that for a while, and his spellings are excellent (for long words as well) and was confirmed to be at 4th grade level for...