Do you care about IReady scores in elementary school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess Benchmark isn’t the savior they thought it would be. Benchmark is the problem. My child hated LA last year due to the new Benchmark curriculum. It was dry and boring and mostly nonfiction. Thankfully they moved on to middle school, where there is no Benchmark and they are back to book clubs. My child is happy and reading again!

My child reads far more outside of school than inside of school. You should try the library sometime. Barnes & Noble is also having a resurgence. It's not the school's responsibility to get your child to read more books, that's your job.

My child is now happily reading outside of school again. It doesn’t matter if it’s from the library, Barnes and Noble, or a novel of their choice from the book clubs. My child lost the drive to read outside of class last year with the horrible Benchmark curriculum. That’s my point. The book clubs this year have revitalized my child’s love of reading through choice.

[Anonymous]

I feel like the iReady was the only concrete evidence I had to show reading was not good since our elementary reading specialist was a liar and fraud.

[Anonymous]

IReady scores go down over the school year for several kids. The scores are quite garbage for some kids. This happened grade 1-8. It is baffling. Even the teachers said it’s not useful.

[Anonymous]

I think they are very useful. If your child already has an IEP and is getting support with reading, and scores show your child is not improving, this is a chance to do a deeper dive to find out specifically where your child needs more support. You can also ask for a QRI for another data point.

I agree..the iReady is not the most fun test and some students will rush through it. When that happens, the system flags it for rushing.

[Anonymous]

My kid is in 6th grade and has an IEP. I ready & benchmark show their progression. Iready showed a 333% increase to late 6th grade. Benchmark score was nearly perfect she missed 1/2 question and got 14/15. She did so well the teacher called me personally

[Anonymous]

iReady depends on the child’s motivation to do well on the test. I’ve seen students in my classroom lose interest and just put any answer. I would not put much credence into these for many kids.

[Anonymous]

Lol to the commenters who don’t think schools are responsible for getting kids to read books. So what’s the purpose of school again?

[Anonymous]

Motivation is a factor, but if your kid has a really good day or is above grade level, the subsequent test might drop some. Regression to the mean and other statistical factors.

[Anonymous]

My 6th grader's fall reading score is a little lower than it was last June, and only a little higher than last fall. But still over 90th percentile and "mid or above" on everything. Not sure what to make of that other than maybe some regression to mean or less focused on the fall test date. Third grader's scores have had bigger jumps over time. I think they've had more room to improve.

[Anonymous]

Last year the fall one increased and then it decreased at the end of the year. I guess they learned nothing over the school year. The teachers’ said that they didn’t even like the IReady.

[Anonymous]

My kid kind of rushed through it, and the teacher knew that he was just guessing. She’s making him do it again. 🙄

[Anonymous]

The IReady scores go up and down and are quite pointless. The sub scores would perhaps be more meaningful but they never reveal those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child did significantly worse on the second one this year. He is in sixth grade. Do these matter?

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Yes, I do. They are not meaningless. They told me about some areas my child was weaker in. And high scores help with AAP if you care about that.

Also, if you are lucky, your teacher might give you a more comprehensive report that can tell you more about items your child erred on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The IReady scores go up and down and are quite pointless. The sub scores would perhaps be more meaningful but they never reveal those.

They do sometimes reveal more if you ask. I got good advice on here once, asked, and got more info.

They are not pointless, obviously. Not perfect does not mean meaningless.