Help Finding a Thread: Reading and Math On Level Above Level Boxes

[Anonymous]

I am hoping someone can help me find or recreate a thread on the topic above. Last night I found (and lost) a thread that cleared up something I wondered about since DC was in 1st grade. Apparently teachers can't check the above grade level box on the report card; everything stops at on level even if a student is scoring above level. Has anyone else seen this thread, heard this? TIA

[Anonymous]

That is not how it works on DD's report card. What grade are you talking about? DD is in 2nd grade in MCPS. Under the math section of her report card, it said something like, "she has been consistently instructed on grade level with enrichment/acceleration." On the reading part, there was a graph with a bar showing the second grade range and the third grade range, and a dot showing where DD is being instructed. Her dot was squarely in the middle of the third grade bar. I may not have explained that clearly enough, but the report card showed her reading above grade level.

OTOH, reading levels are based on where the child is capable of responding in writing to comprehension questions, not only what the child can read. So, a child reading books a grade or two ahead will not be considered at that instructional reading level if the child cannot do the written comprehension questions. I that the confusion you had?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is not how it works on DD's report card. What grade are you talking about? DD is in 2nd grade in MCPS. Under the math section of her report card, it said something like, "she has been consistently instructed on grade level with enrichment/acceleration." On the reading part, there was a graph with a bar showing the second grade range and the third grade range, and a dot showing where DD is being instructed. Her dot was squarely in the middle of the third grade bar. I may not have explained that clearly enough, but the report card showed her reading above grade level.

OTOH, reading levels are based on where the child is capable of responding in writing to comprehension questions, not only what the child can read. So, a child reading books a grade or two ahead will not be considered at that instructional reading level if the child cannot do the written comprehension questions. I that the confusion you had?

This is correct. My DC is in K and showed reading above grade level. It may take a bit of time to figure out how the chart works but there is an expected level for every quarter of the year. For that quarter if your child is at required reading level a dot will be in the shaded area. If your child is below, the dot will be below the shaded area and if above the dot will appear above the shaded area.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, I know the chart that the two pps are referring to. This was an older thread ( I think) that may have been referring to pre 2.0 report cards. Perhaps this makes the point moot, but I found it interesting that one of the parents in the thread had said her child's teacher told her that they aren't supposed to mark the box above level, even if the child is clearly testing above level. I'm new to this forum and I've been trying to parse out the difference between the old v. new curriculum. My eldest is in third and this is his first year with 2.0. I'm basically just trying to figure out what all of these tests mean, the levels, the non differentiated nature of math and reading; all of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, I know the chart that the two pps are referring to. This was an older thread ( I think) that may have been referring to pre 2.0 report cards. Perhaps this makes the point moot, but I found it interesting that one of the parents in the thread had said her child's teacher told her that they aren't supposed to mark the box above level, even if the child is clearly testing above level. I'm new to this forum and I've been trying to parse out the difference between the old v. new curriculum. My eldest is in third and this is his first year with 2.0. I'm basically just trying to figure out what all of these tests mean, the levels, the non differentiated nature of math and reading; all of it.

Reading is definitely still differentiated under 2.0. The kids are separated into reading groups based on reading level. The levels are not specifically designated at grade level or above grade level because several reading levels exist for each grade. But on the report card, if the particular level the child is at is for the next grade, the report card will show that. Our school also does math differentiation within the classroom. Kids don't switch classes for math, but the teacher does small group instruction at different levels for math just as she does for reading.