Report Cards for 2nd grade - Reading level question

[Anonymous]

Sounds like your daughter is doing fine. Ignore the nasty people, you get a lot of good advice here.

I think the high flyers in 2nd grade are around level P or S. Could even be higher but highest level is one grade ahead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 2nd grade DS is reading at "N" level. It is somewhere in the 3rd grade range. It seems to me like a lot of his peers are reading at about that level. They are currently reading Harry Potter for joy reading but we have to prod him to think about the themes, etc. because his reading ability exceeds his comprehension.

When my daughter was in K, I tracked down a bunch of the old Choose Your Own Adventure books. You have to be mindful of the content in some but it's a great way to work on comprehension because they really have to think about what they just read before they make a choice. And choices are rarely more than two pages away so it's a constant exercise. My daughter is now in first grade and reads them voraciously.

[Anonymous]

Kids are all over the place, but always better to be above. I have 3- oldest started 1st grade at T, second at M, and youngest at J. They all all different.
Also, once reading comes it really comes quick in K-2, so it's if there is NOT movement you're in trouble. Progression is best. But every child learns at a different rate. If you want to create a life long reader, forcing is horrible. Let them choose things that interest them, and most importantly - read to them!!

[Anonymous]

Also keep in mind that kids that are not at grade level might be getting pulled for extra help and not in reading groups with regular teacher.

[Anonymous]

By third grade it tends to even out. At our school the largest reading group in third grade is the highest reading group because there are so many strong readers by that point and the group often includes many students who were never previously in the highest group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is what I'm trying to figure out. There are a lot of rude people who really don't need to answer. Her teacher said there are 4 groups and that sh is in one of the two middle groups. Everyone seems to brag about having kids who are fabulous readers who all read before kindergarten. It says the benchmark. We're at it. I was just trying to gauge what her peers are out. I'm not worried. It probably was a mistake to try to post something on this forum.

It doesn't matter where her peers are. How is that important? Your child is reading where she is reading.

[Anonymous]

2nd grade parent volunteer here-

J - L is average. Highest readers are around an M/N at this point. Lowest, in my DD's class, is a level 16.

[Anonymous]

My second grader reads at an E level or 5. There, everyone can feel good now. Take it away!

[Anonymous]

Also in a BCC elementary school: second-grader reading at level Q; the guideline says that is fourth-grade level. As far as I know DC is in the highest reading group, but I didn't ask.

[Anonymous]

At Rosemary Hills. Level J

[Anonymous]

DS is level N, and out of the 5 groups 3 are virtually the same level (M-Q). Another group is around K and another group of just two kids is learning to decode without a group book so far.

[Anonymous]

My DS is the youngest kid in his 2nd grade class (August birthday) and he's reading at level M. Straight Ps on his report card with the exception of writing. He's bright, but a solidly average student IMHO. He's above average in math fwiw...but I think he's solidly average.

Remember: the 2.0 bar is low, so exceeding the bar isn't a sign of being gifted.

[Anonymous]

My first grader is at O level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in 2nd grade at a BCC elementary school. She got her report card. Happy that it was all Ps. Her reading has improved a lot since school year started. She is tackling much harder words and sounding them out so that is getting better. yeah. Just curious, what other second grader reading levels are. Her teacher said she's right at the county benchmark. I love reading and would love for her to be a very strong reader. I am thrilled that she reads better out loud to me.

The county benchmark is normed. So she's not super brilliant.

sorry to burst your bubble - But there are kids reading several grade levels ahead, according to their RIT scores. And be prepared for smaller strides if they retest in the spring, as they raise the benchmarks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's common for ES kids to read above grade level in MoCo, but I think it might also depend on whether your school is in a green or red zone. Of course, you will have above grade readers in red zones, but it will be more common in green zones.

Wow... Actually my DD is at a solidly red zone school in 2nd and is off the chart in reading. She has a strong peer group around her with kids reading all at a third grade level in her class alone. Other classes are similar. So red zone has nothing to do with it.