I-ready testing -- why hoard the results?

[Anonymous]

I agree this is frustrating. Has anyone else's child mentioned getting a message at the end of the test --something like "you missed a few questions" (indicating it wasn't a perfect score)? I don't understand how one could get a perfect score anyway, if the test is adaptive and the questions increase in difficulty. How difficult do they get? A grade level higher? Until the student errs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher and I never heard of this. I have administered the IReady diagnostic for 6 years and never has the results been mailed home. They are given within the same week, sent home with the child. However, I usually drop the results in class dojo as a pdf for the parents the next day of students completing the diagnostic. It is a great way to see who has actually read the "message," and received/read the results. For what it is worth though, I am not in FCPS, a different county.

FCPS states that the results are published a month after the assessment ensure windows closes. Depending on when your kid took the test it can be almost 2 months. It's really annoying especially for a computer based test.

Our elementary school never sends the iReady results out until like Christmas. It’s never been useful in 7 years of this practice. Moreover, even when they post the results, they don’t provide any detail as to which subcategories are in need of more preparation

+1, iReady is not a useful tool when it comes to communicating with tutors to any issues.

[Anonymous]

I-Ready testing is a horrible way to test kids in elementary school. My kids had never used a computer before they came here in 1st grade and were sat at a computer a few weeks later taking a test. And don't get me started on the distracting computer game they make the kids play several times DURING the test. They call it a brain break but there is no research anywhere that says playing a computer game in the middle of a test is helpful in any way.

[Anonymous]

The issue is that the timing is critical for intervention to be effective and if there is data that the school has and is sitting on that could help my child, I should get that information ASAP.

I am not asking about grades in response to a test. This is supposed to be an intervention tool but frankly the lag time makes it less useful

[Anonymous]

I think people that need the information get it right away

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The issue is that the timing is critical for intervention to be effective and if there is data that the school has and is sitting on that could help my child, I should get that information ASAP.

I am not asking about grades in response to a test. This is supposed to be an intervention tool but frankly the lag time makes it less useful

Agreed what is the secrecy about. I find a lot of schools lack transparency on many issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am so frustrated. I've been told that the i-ready was the full, stop basis for the school to assess whether my kids are on track or need support. They take the test and get the results quickly. And I never, ever get my kids' results until something comes in the mail....in December?!?

I am trying to support my kids and time is of the essence and if the school is sitting on tests results when we don't have them, it's...ridiculous.

I just email my child's teacher and she refused to share the results. The testing window closed. She offered a conference in October -- almost two months into the school year.

I would email the teacher and include counselor-let them know respectfully that you are concerned and if your child needs a tutor now is the time to be looking and October is the time to be starting said tutoring. This is not a secret-they can tell you.

I am a teacher. I want to share the iready results. My administration will not allow me to share results until they say we may share..
Therefore, emailing me and CCing the counselor isn't going to do anything.

[Anonymous]

Our ES usually provides a verbal readout on the fall iReady during fall parent/teacher conference. We never get any paper. I have asked our test coordinator (our asst principal) for the full results, which our tutor asked for. It's absurd that it's so hard to get the results from some teachers but that's always been our experience. It's crazy since teachers basically get the results right away.

[Anonymous]

Our kids get a print out sent home. With the cogat, however, I think we got that in the mail and had to wait for it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so frustrated. I've been told that the i-ready was the full, stop basis for the school to assess whether my kids are on track or need support. They take the test and get the results quickly. And I never, ever get my kids' results until something comes in the mail....in December?!?

I am trying to support my kids and time is of the essence and if the school is sitting on tests results when we don't have them, it's...ridiculous.

I just email my child's teacher and she refused to share the results. The testing window closed. She offered a conference in October -- almost two months into the school year.

I would email the teacher and include counselor-let them know respectfully that you are concerned and if your child needs a tutor now is the time to be looking and October is the time to be starting said tutoring. This is not a secret-they can tell you.

I am a teacher. I want to share the iready results. My administration will not allow me to share results until they say we may share..
Therefore, emailing me and CCing the counselor isn't going to do anything.

So is the principal the right person to contact, or something else?

[Anonymous]

*someone

[Anonymous]

Teacher here. I share IReady Data with parents at conferences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. I share IReady Data with parents at conferences.

Our conferences are in mid-October. Almost 2 months after school starting. If my kids need support and they know (checks notes) a month earlier, I am going to be frustrated that I missed out on that time to get support lined up. It takes time to get a tutor on board and it takes time to remediate and get a kid up to speed. The lack of urgency for kids who are struggling is incredibly frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. I share IReady Data with parents at conferences.

Our conferences are in mid-October. Almost 2 months after school starting. If my kids need support and they know (checks notes) a month earlier, I am going to be frustrated that I missed out on that time to get support lined up. It takes time to get a tutor on board and it takes time to remediate and get a kid up to speed. The lack of urgency for kids who are struggling is incredibly frustrating.

Agreed. It feels like FCPS doesn't care unless kids have an IEP-this lack of urgency is across the board for students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. I share IReady Data with parents at conferences.

Our conferences are in mid-October. Almost 2 months after school starting. If my kids need support and they know (checks notes) a month earlier, I am going to be frustrated that I missed out on that time to get support lined up. It takes time to get a tutor on board and it takes time to remediate and get a kid up to speed. The lack of urgency for kids who are struggling is incredibly frustrating.

Agreed. It feels like FCPS doesn't care unless kids have an IEP-this lack of urgency is across the board for students.

My child has an IEP and we STILL struggle getting their results