What reading level is your K'er on?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like something a regular school kid would read, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like something a regular school kid would read, PP.

What do you mean, pp?

[Anonymous]

I'm a first grade teacher and I can definitely say not to worry where your kid is in reading. Spend a lot less time on worrying about your child's reading level and more time planning out how you will make sure to read to and listen to your child read every single day. The single best way a parent can help their child in school is by reading. Kindergarteners come in with a huge range in reading levels. Some are just working on letter sounds, some are on reading behaviors (turning the pages the correct direction) and some are reading a year above grade level. The target for being "on level" by the end of the year is to be reading C or D level books. Again, spend less emery on the level and more energy on leaving baskets of books around the house. Pile a couple books by your child's nightstand and kitchen table. Snuggle up and read favorite books together, visit the public library and check out books as well as read there together. If you want to invest in an online reading program, I suggest Razkids. It has leveled books that can read to your child, your child can then read it and it gives a comprehension test at the end. What's nice is that your child can tape himself reading the story and you can listen to him reading. Have fun reading together!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a first grade teacher and I can definitely say not to worry where your kid is in reading. Spend a lot less time on worrying about your child's reading level and more time planning out how you will make sure to read to and listen to your child read every single day. The single best way a parent can help their child in school is by reading. Kindergarteners come in with a huge range in reading levels. Some are just working on letter sounds, some are on reading behaviors (turning the pages the correct direction) and some are reading a year above grade level. The target for being "on level" by the end of the year is to be reading C or D level books. Again, spend less emery on the level and more energy on leaving baskets of books around the house. Pile a couple books by your child's nightstand and kitchen table. Snuggle up and read favorite books together, visit the public library and check out books as well as read there together. If you want to invest in an online reading program, I suggest Razkids. It has leveled books that can read to your child, your child can then read it and it gives a comprehension test at the end. What's nice is that your child can tape himself reading the story and you can listen to him reading. Have fun reading together!

C or D level books? According to the mcps reading level targets, that's not the case. So are those mcps targets low-end targets?

I'll go find the link and post it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost all of the kindergartners at a W school ES are extremely bright and very advanced in reading and math as compared to those at a "regular school" in MoCo.

My precocious little *W* got bored with English Lit and is now reading the Iliad in ancient Greek.

Post back when he's deciphered a couple of Hammurabi tablets.

[Anonymous]

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/travilahes/mediacenter/SummerReadingListByLevel%20(2).pdf

Okay, I was wrong. I thought the chart just had numbers, not levels.

Question: does the number on the back of the little books correlate to the mcps targets on the link above?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/travilahes/mediacenter/SummerReadingListByLevel%20(2).pdf

Okay, I was wrong. I thought the chart just had numbers, not levels.

Question: does the number on the back of the little books correlate to the mcps targets on the link above?

Not sure, but kind of doubt it. I'd simply look up a book's DRA level on Scholastic's database to verify...

[Anonymous]

No idea. He's 5 and just started K in W school. He can read Bob books, Pete the Cat, etc. Has improved noticeably even since the beginning of the year. No idea where he is compared to his peers or what "level" that corresponds to. He seems fine to me.

[Anonymous]

Most of the books my first grader reads at school seem mind numbingly silly. I don't believe they get much out of it. At home they currently read books in the 12 to 16 range with ease. Although I have no idea, I'd guess based on their comments my kid is somewhere in the middle of their class.

[Anonymous]

For reference only: My K kid last year started at a 4 and ended at a 13. In 1st this year, kid is in top group at J.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For reference only: My K kid last year started at a 4 and ended at a 13. In 1st this year, kid is in top group at J.

For those of us with no reference point, what do 4 and 13 mean? What kind of words / books?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost all of the kindergartners at a W school ES are extremely bright and very advanced in reading and math as compared to those at a "regular school" in MoCo.

My precocious little *W* got bored with English Lit and is now reading the Iliad in ancient Greek.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For reference only: My K kid last year started at a 4 and ended at a 13. In 1st this year, kid is in top group at J.

For those of us with no reference point, what do 4 and 13 mean? What kind of words / books?

These are all very easy books. The 4s were one simple sentence on a page. The 13s had 2 or 3 sentences on a page.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For reference only: My K kid last year started at a 4 and ended at a 13. In 1st this year, kid is in top group at J.

For those of us with no reference point, what do 4 and 13 mean? What kind of words / books?

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/travilahes/mediacenter/SummerReadingListByLevel%20(2).pdf

there are lists of books for each level so you can get an idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For reference only: My K kid last year started at a 4 and ended at a 13. In 1st this year, kid is in top group at J.

For those of us with no reference point, what do 4 and 13 mean? What kind of words / books?

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/travilahes/mediacenter/SummerReadingListByLevel%20(2).pdf

there are lists of books for each level so you can get an idea.

if link doesn't work just search "MCPS reading levels"