Elaine,

        First, pardon my erudite rhetoric of my last post. It was no
comfort to you as a parent. Like most others who have responded to your
quandry, I would push to get her into third grade. Then you may investigate
the more exact nature of her reading problems. All those scores mean is
that she could probably go on to Third Grade.

Best wishes

Bobby
>
>OK, but, if she is higher than her average grade mate, don't you think she
>would be bored repeating 2nd grade?  Maybe I don't quite understand the
>dynamics of a mainstream class, but I would think that 2nd grade math is the
>same in contained and mainstreamed.  Is mainstream classes considered much
>harder?  Do that go at a super fast pace?  Or is it because there are more
>kids in the class?
>
>If it's because they don't think she could keep up, why not suggest a class
>with 2 teachers (they have that in my district, but I forget the official
>name).
>
>Elaine