Meeting with the teacher

i meant to say before that we finally got our meeting with Riley's teacher and the special ed co-ordinator this week. i was kind of dreading it as Jason was so angry about the whole thing and i was upset..the last thing i wanted to do was to either get upset or angry and make things worse for Riley.
The main bone of contention i had was that the teachers werent letting Riley progress through the reading levels because he was having trouble retelling the story he had read or answering some of the questions. he reads really well and doesnt sound words out. he reads fluently and easily. Kids who have lots of trouble and sound out every word and take forever to read a book but can retell it were allowed to go up. i didnt think that was fair and suggested a way that i use at home to test Rileys comprehension. On the day of the meeting they tested him again using this method and he progressed 5 levels that day!!!! i dont know whether they did it to smooth things out with me or to shut me up..but needless to say that wasnt an issue anymore.
The teacher was very supportive and not defensive at all. Jason and i both kept calm and simply stated that we had high expectations for Riley regardless of his diagnosis. we didnt see the diagnosis as a reason to not expect him to do as the other kids do. that if he doesnt finish something to send it home and i will do it with him. i think we got our point across and i admit i was probably not in the right on thinking she didnt have high expectations for Riley. but i do feel like now we are on the same page and my mind is eased about my earlier concerns.
not to say that i wont be having another meeting if need be. i feel like we know our son best and we are his best advocate.
hugs bell :)