Report Cards for 2nd grade - Reading level question

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

I'm with you... my kid is "about" on target but I guess that means behind according to this thread.

[Anonymous]

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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.

I agree.

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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.

This is an awesome idea! I forgot about those. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

IMO it's not too helpful to get too hung up on reading levels. Different teachers have different abilities to assess them, and even with the same ability some teachers put more emphasis on true comprehension than others; for example some will look for making inferences from text and others look strictly for understanding of text. Look for upward progress.