Transitional First Grade

Elizabeth started transitional 1st grade at Kingsgate Elementary. It was not long before I realized that there is no set curriculum for T1 and the teacher in this school was doing Pre-K work with the kids. Elizabeth wanted to be able to read and already knew her colors! I made a request to have her transferred to Wayland Bonds Elementary at the suggestion of another parent and it was approved. What a difference that made! Mrs. Strange was a wonderful teacher. Elizabeth continued in daily ESL as well. She continued to amaze both of her teachers in her progress. Of course there were still some lags in comprehension but by the end of T1 she no longer qualified for ESL since she was now able to speak, write, and read English. She is still tested yearly for progress though and her comprehension is continuing to make progress as well. It is hard to believe knowing where she started out at that she could progress to this level so quickly. After T1 Elizabeth returned to her home school, Eastlake Elementary, for her regular 1st grade year.