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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child's reading level has been at the top of the graph (P), which stops at P, for three quarters. This is "end of 3rd grade" and she is in 2nd. Is she being evaluated as stagnant, or do they just not adjust the graph? She told me her latest books are R. I'm confused, and the teacher is no help so I'm not going to bother her when I'm 90% sure I won't get an answer (she's pretty checked out). [/quote]

They do update the graph -- once a child tests above a P there will be a line beneath the graph that says "Your child's instructional reading level is R" (for example). So the teacher is providing "P" as your child's reading level. So that could mean he/she is testing at a P and being instructed with R level books for a specific unit (which definitely happens). Once the kids get to upper reading levels the pace of improvement is slower because the testing requires a written component, but it seems worth checking in with the teacher if the level has remained the same for the whole year. Honestly the m-class seems pretty subjective and it's up to the teacher how they submit the level. I had one kid where the teacher submitted the tested reading level for the report card and another where the teacher submitted the instructional level, which was higher. Also, apparently m-class caps out at level Q. Once they hit 3rd it's more objective because they use MAP-R scores.[/quote]

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