How to raise map r score?

[Anonymous]

My kids read a bunch. Both fiction and nonfiction. But their map r score percentiles keep falling every year. They started off in the 95th (DC1) and 97th (DC2) but are now at 88th and 89th despite reading every day. I don’t quite understand what else they need to do. To me, it seems they were much better at reading 2 years ago than they are now. But why? What else should they be doing ? Or its that the instruction quality is declining and they are not progressing? We are at a W feeder where every one is gifted and scores in the 99th percentile so their scores seem low in comparison. So any help from the 99th percentilers would be appreciated. Thanks

[Anonymous]

They advanced in reading earlier than their peers and now many are catching up. It’s normal for very high scorers to stagnate - which results in percentile decreasing. And no, not everyone or even close is at the 99th percentile.

[Anonymous]

88 and 89% still seems pretty good. I wouldn’t worry at all if they read daily and enjoy it. Don’t focus so much on one random test done three times a year.

[Anonymous]

PP is right; your children didn’t get worse at reading, their peers just had more improvement. The people who are the top readers in K-2 won’t necessarily be the top readers in 3-5. Your kids started off at the top of the scale because they mastered some reading skills earlier than their peers. Your children are obviously strong readers who are reading regularly. You have nothing to be concerned about, but if you’re feeling competitive, your can work on their vocabularies and writing skills.

[Anonymous]

Have your kid keep reading. Add some more variety. It'll be fine.

[Anonymous]

It's not just about reading, but understanding what you've read. Being able to compare and contrast to other texts.

Talk to them about the books they're reading. Ask them to tell you about the chapter they're on. Ask them to think about if it reminds them of another book they've read before. Make sure they know the author writing the books they're reading and ask them to think about how they compare to books from the same author.

Make sure they're also reading non fiction texts and can understand how to extrapolate information from those texts.

And sometimes it's about knowing the jargon like "text features" more than the actual reading and understanding.

[Anonymous]

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