Really amateur MAP-R question

[Anonymous]

My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

[Anonymous]

So you are wondering how to coach your kid to do better on MAP-R?

What percentage is the kid scoring and what do you think it should be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

Is there a particular reason why you're focused on the test score? I think the question you should be asking is what you can do to boost your DC's literacy skills, not how to best channel them into a meaningless standardized test unless you're hell-bent on qualifying for the CES lottery or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

Is there a particular reason why you're focused on the test score? I think the question you should be asking is what you can do to boost your DC's literacy skills, not how to best channel them into a meaningless standardized test unless you're hell-bent on qualifying for the CES lottery or something.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

What score do you want and what score are they getting?

[Anonymous]

OP here. DC wants to enter the middle school magnet lottery (the program itself is a strong match for their specific interests) and has the grades and the skills but not the MAP-R scores. Right now they are at around 85%. I have my own ideas about specific areas for improvement but don't know enough about the test itself to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

What score do you want and what score are they getting?

DP. They just want to know how to raise their score. It doesn’t matter what their score is or what kind of score they want. Of course they want the highest possible score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

Is there a particular reason why you're focused on the test score? I think the question you should be asking is what you can do to boost your DC's literacy skills, not how to best channel them into a meaningless standardized test unless you're hell-bent on qualifying for the CES lottery or something.

Stop being a jerk. OP’s kid can TV even qualify for CES with a 4th grade MAP-R score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. DC wants to enter the middle school magnet lottery (the program itself is a strong match for their specific interests) and has the grades and the skills but not the MAP-R scores. Right now they are at around 85%. I have my own ideas about specific areas for improvement but don't know enough about the test itself to help.

No idea but my kid that usually scored 99% was a voracious reader.

[Anonymous]

Get your kid to read tons of interesting, challenging stuff. You read it, too, then discuss it with your kid.

[Anonymous]

OP, don't put too much pressure on the kid. 85th percentile is high, and the chances you get into a middle school magnet even with 99th percentile is really low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

Is there a particular reason why you're focused on the test score? I think the question you should be asking is what you can do to boost your DC's literacy skills, not how to best channel them into a meaningless standardized test unless you're hell-bent on qualifying for the CES lottery or something.

Stop being a jerk. OP’s kid can TV even qualify for CES with a 4th grade MAP-R score.

True but I don't think they look at MAP-R for the stem magnet. You just need to be in the top 15% for your schools FARM band to make the lottery pool.

[Anonymous]

They need to read widely, and they need to read something a little more elevated and complex, both in language and concepts, than beginner books.

This takes time, and it's not something that can rapidly improve.

Don't get too excited for one outcome - there are several. My kid, who has always scores within the 99th percentile, was not picked for the magnet after she was in-pool. She's done well in her home school, and we are enriching outside of school to prepare her for all advanced courses in high school. She actually already goes to her high school for math classes that are not available at her middle school.

[Anonymous]

^ 09:30. If you feel your child is already several grades above his grade level in reading, with a rich vocabulary and excellent reading comprehension, then you have to think about possible learning disabilities or ADHD that might decrease his scores on standardized tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 4th grade DC is (definitely) not testing at literacy capacity on the MAP-R. I'm planning to talk with the relevant teacher, of course, but are there any parent tips for helping channel literacy skills into better test outcomes?

Is there a particular reason why you're focused on the test score? I think the question you should be asking is what you can do to boost your DC's literacy skills, not how to best channel them into a meaningless standardized test unless you're hell-bent on qualifying for the CES lottery or something.

Stop being a jerk. OP’s kid can TV even qualify for CES with a 4th grade MAP-R score.

True but I don't think they look at MAP-R for the stem magnet. You just need to be in the top 15% for your schools FARM band to make the lottery pool.

Why do you post something you don’t know is true?