SOLs unusually low scores in reading this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I predict that there'll be less fails, less pass advances and more pass proficients overall. Benchmark brought up the rear while stagnating the front.

Maybe you should find some English enrichment for your child similar to the math program you put him in to make sure he does well in math.

Tell me you’re insecure and racist without telling me you’re insecure and racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I predict that there'll be less fails, less pass advances and more pass proficients overall. Benchmark brought up the rear while stagnating the front.

Maybe you should find some English enrichment for your child similar to the math program you put him in to make sure he does well in math.

They dumbed down the test for your dumb kid. I thought you white supremacists were all about being merit based and not affirmative action. I guess when the affirmative action is for dumb white kids you’re fine with it.

[Anonymous]

My 4th grader scored a 550 this year. She didn't even hit 500 last year. I'm a HS teacher and my 11th graders are all passing. Which is unusual at my school

[Anonymous]

7th grade child with dyslexia (that we spent several years remediating with intense private therapy) scored the highest she ever has before on her Reading SOL this year.

This is also her highest math SOL score as well.

Both are in the pass proficient range.

Her sibling performed as she usually does in the pass advanced range for the scores we know. No significant different in performance for her.

[Anonymous]

I can see my kid's scaled score but not percentile... does anyone know how to locate the percentiles for this year?

[Anonymous]

my 5th grader (dyslexic) got pass advanced reading last year (505) and pass-proficient this year (455). He did mention that the test was really long and they had the kids take multiple breaks.

[Anonymous]

I have found benchmark has been great for my child who has dyslexia and an IEP. They have significant increases in the reading and got past proficient on There SOL for fifth grade. I think because it focuses on phonics it’s a significant help to my child and that’s someone with dyslexia needs.

[Anonymous]

My 5th grader got a 589, up 75 points from last year. He often struggled with the practice worksheets he brought home (I couldn’t even see why some of the answers were correct), but maybe it helped prepare him. Who knows

[Anonymous]

My 6th grader get 495. I tell him it is not good even though I know he is not strong in literature. He tells me he even don't know the questions. This is his 1st SOL I believe.
Anyway, kind of relieved seeing some similar cases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an administrator. Our reading scores look fabulous. Up 8 percentage points with the overall pass rate. Kids that have never passed did great.

Which grade(s)?

Look, on teacher Facebpok pages, at what teachers across the state are saying about grades 7 and 8 reading tests. They are saying scores are down and there are almost no 600s. In the entire state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an administrator. Our reading scores look fabulous. Up 8 percentage points with the overall pass rate. Kids that have never passed did great.

Which grade(s)?

Look, on teacher Facebpok pages, at what teachers across the state are saying about grades 7 and 8 reading tests. They are saying scores are down and there are almost no 600s. In the entire state.

Can you provide more context where to find these pages?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an administrator. Our reading scores look fabulous. Up 8 percentage points with the overall pass rate. Kids that have never passed did great.

Which grade(s)?

Look, on teacher Facebpok pages, at what teachers across the state are saying about grades 7 and 8 reading tests. They are saying scores are down and there are almost no 600s. In the entire state.

7th and 8th grade would have nothing to do with Benchmark, FWIW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an administrator. Our reading scores look fabulous. Up 8 percentage points with the overall pass rate. Kids that have never passed did great.

Which grade(s)?

Look, on teacher Facebpok pages, at what teachers across the state are saying about grades 7 and 8 reading tests. They are saying scores are down and there are almost no 600s. In the entire state.

Can you provide more context where to find these pages?

You need to be an educator to access them. The admin of the groups check to be sure you are an educator.

[Anonymous]

My 11th grader scored a 34 on the reading portion of the ACT and scored a 458 on the 11th grade reading SOL. Go figure!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I predict that there'll be less fails, less pass advances and more pass proficients overall. Benchmark brought up the rear while stagnating the front.

Maybe you should find some English enrichment for your child similar to the math program you put him in to make sure he does well in math.

Tell me you’re insecure and racist without telling me you’re insecure and racist.

How on earth is this racist??? Almost everyone I know that has a child in AAP also has their child in math tutoring or somewhere like RSM, AoPS, or Mathnasium, regardless of their race. I'm actually really surprised that there isn't language arts enrichment courses available like Beast Academy/AoPs so that kids can read more advanced passages or write better essays. Honestly, I'd probably pay for that, my kids are terrible writers. Benchmark helped with writing, but they're not writing the 5 paragraph essays that I was writing in elementary school English.