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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why did you opt out OP?  That seems silly to me.  It is just a test.  When you opt out it seems like you're sending a message to your kids that the diagnostic test is "too" stressful and that they can't handle it.  That seems like it is more harm than good.

We've read our kids' MAP test results and we got good information.  It helped me decide where to provide extra support for two of our foster daughters who arrived into our home significantly below grade level.  And if you think the girls arrived here all chill and happy because life is good (meaning I wasn't worried about their stress levels) then ... hhhmmm, I can't think of a nice way to say it.  Anyway the MAP diagnostic test is probably the best out there in terms of what it looks at and what it can tell you and your kid's teachers about what your kid knows and where your kid needs support.  There really is no good reason to skip it.[/quote]

More...because of the information we were able to do about 15 minutes of focused work a day (reading & math) with the girls in each of their weakest areas, and now the girls are at or above grade level.  That's a very significant change from last January/February through this November when they took it again.  They changed 2-3 grade levels per subject.  That's freaking amazing.  And I think it is because their teachers and I had so much good information to work off of.[/quote]

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