How are your kids' fall iready scores?

[Anonymous]

Oh my. My third grader, who has always scored in the "spring expected window" or beyond on the fall test (he's also in Level III, though I know that doesn't mean much), only got a 61% in math and a 27% in Reading!!!

Yikes. I didn't think he'd slipped that much. Maybe he's just not used to taking that sort of long test in school with all the distractions anymore? He's getting perfect scores on all his classroom comprehension tests.

When I talked to his teacher, she said he wouldn't be flagged even with the 27% because the principal came around this year and asked the teachers who among the bad scores they thought actually needed remediation. She wasn't concerned about him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my. My third grader, who has always scored in the "spring expected window" or beyond on the fall test (he's also in Level III, though I know that doesn't mean much), only got a 61% in math and a 27% in Reading!!!

Yikes. I didn't think he'd slipped that much. Maybe he's just not used to taking that sort of long test in school with all the distractions anymore? He's getting perfect scores on all his classroom comprehension tests.

When I talked to his teacher, she said he wouldn't be flagged even with the 27% because the principal came around this year and asked the teachers who among the bad scores they thought actually needed remediation. She wasn't concerned about him.

A better question, though, is are you concerned? Do you think he needs remediation? It seems like at least some schools are so overwhelmed that they are looking for reasons not to help kids. I know teachers are exhausted. I know staff is hard to hire. But FCPS has almost $200,000,000 over the next few years to bring kids up to speed, and they need to use it wisely. That means helping kids who need help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
My kid was at just over 80% in both language arts and math. Not sure if that’s good or if that means 80% of what he should know.

I was going to refer for AAP based on his really high NNAT but I’m not sure now.

It means he is in the 80th percentile for second graders.

If you look at your result there is also an ranged score for where they expect kids to be at the end of the school year and your child's current score. I have no idea if 80th percentile puts your child in the range of scores for the end of the school year or not.

iReady is not included on the AAP application so it should not mean much. What matters the most is how he is doing in the classroom and how his Teachers perceive his effort and skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my. My third grader, who has always scored in the "spring expected window" or beyond on the fall test (he's also in Level III, though I know that doesn't mean much), only got a 61% in math and a 27% in Reading!!!

Yikes. I didn't think he'd slipped that much. Maybe he's just not used to taking that sort of long test in school with all the distractions anymore? He's getting perfect scores on all his classroom comprehension tests.

When I talked to his teacher, she said he wouldn't be flagged even with the 27% because the principal came around this year and asked the teachers who among the bad scores they thought actually needed remediation. She wasn't concerned about him.

It’s one assessment. The student could have rushed, may have been distracted, might have not done well coming off of a year not in the school building, who knows?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
My kid was at just over 80% in both language arts and math. Not sure if that’s good or if that means 80% of what he should know.

I was going to refer for AAP based on his really high NNAT but I’m not sure now.

It means he is in the 80th percentile for second graders.

If you look at your result there is also an ranged score for where they expect kids to be at the end of the school year and your child's current score. I have no idea if 80th percentile puts your child in the range of scores for the end of the school year or not.

iReady is not included on the AAP application so it should not mean much. What matters the most is how he is doing in the classroom and how his Teachers perceive his effort and skills.

Thank you very much.

[Anonymous]

I would encourage everyone to not dwell so much on the iReady scores and instead ensure (with the teacher) your child is headed in the right direction. I have an ES child, a well as two high schoolers. When we started at FCPS, my kids tended to scored marginally in ES, but they advanced fairly well academically. As my older ones prepare for college, they are critical thinkers, well-read, and just overall well-prepared for college. The iReady and other tests are just guides and are not going to predict how well or poorly your child will be academically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would encourage everyone to not dwell so much on the iReady scores and instead ensure (with the teacher) your child is headed in the right direction. I have an ES child, a well as two high schoolers. When we started at FCPS, my kids tended to scored marginally in ES, but they advanced fairly well academically. As my older ones prepare for college, they are critical thinkers, well-read, and just overall well-prepared for college. The iReady and other tests are just guides and are not going to predict how well or poorly your child will be academically.

I think this is a good sentiment for the average student, but when one scores in the 20s, then there is probably a reason for concern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would encourage everyone to not dwell so much on the iReady scores and instead ensure (with the teacher) your child is headed in the right direction. I have an ES child, a well as two high schoolers. When we started at FCPS, my kids tended to scored marginally in ES, but they advanced fairly well academically. As my older ones prepare for college, they are critical thinkers, well-read, and just overall well-prepared for college. The iReady and other tests are just guides and are not going to predict how well or poorly your child will be academically.

I think this is a good sentiment for the average student, but when one scores in the 20s, then there is probably a reason for concern.

Absolutely, which is why I said above, “instead ensure (with the teacher) your child is headed in the right direction.”

[Anonymous]

My now 4th grader got 99percentile in reading and math and has always had exceeds grade level scores in iready.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My now 4th grader got 99percentile in reading and math and has always had exceeds grade level scores in iready.

Good for you. My 5th grader has typically scored in the 40s or 50s and iReady has helped us pinpoint where she needs help, which has been great for her tutor. Now she's in the 50s-ish which is an improvement over years past and suggests to us she's getting caught up a bit. IReady isn't perfect but like with the VGAs and the 59 other assessments they do every year, it helps paint a picture of how your kid is doing and what (if anything) they need to work on.

[Anonymous]

The iReady was what tipped us off (not the school) that our child was dyslexic. NNAT and CoGAT off the charts, iReadys in the 60 percentile. School said they were fine, but private testing told us otherwise.

By the way, the only thing that has helped is OG tutoring twice a week at $125 an hour (and it took dozens and dozens of emails to find someone who had availability), math an hour a week at $50. We really can't afford it, but we have not other choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're all up now. Look in SIS under documents.

Better than usual? Worse than usual? About the same?

I just don't care anymore...so much testing and not enough teaching.

[Anonymous]

I have watched so many kids in class take the iReady. Kids are tired of testing and any of the bright kids are bored with it and don’t read questions carefully. They think they know what is going to be asked and quickly click on something to get it over with. I am sure there are kids, and I have seen some, who take every assessment seriously and do their best, but lots don’t. I am glad if some students were flagged for needing help after weak scores, because it was originally intended as a screener.

It also is not aligned, as far as I know, with our pacing guide. So your kid might get fourth grade fraction questions wrong, because his class hasn’t covered that unit yet, but that doesn’t mean he is behind. He just hasn’t had it yet.

Don’t stress about it. The Naglieri and CogAt scores are what the committee is looking at, along with classroom performance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're all up now. Look in SIS under documents.

Better than usual? Worse than usual? About the same?

Don't take iReady too seriously. It is not a good assessment.

https://mathexchanges.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/why-iready-is-dangerous/