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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just a vent… so apparently the kids who are ‘advanced’ in reading based on the MAP R scores are being enriched. They are pulled out for novel study while the rest of not advanced kids ‘read’ their ‘magazines’ in class. Magazines refers to the benchmark ‘books’. Shouldn’t the non advanced kids also get some novel study or something? How in the world are we going to close the achievement gap by enriching those who are already advanced?? Doesn’t this widen the gap? .. vent over[/quote]

Given there will be a distribution of scores and abilities, it’s not clear what would be acceptable to you. Keep the top students in the same group, [b]not do any instruction so they don’t move ahead further?[/b]

The gal will widen with time, it is typical that the distribution of scores for MAP for example widens with each passing grade. But this is in small measure because the upper tier students get more opportunities at school, it’s likely because they have higher ability, work ethic, support at home etc.

The pus puse of pulling students is to offer instruction that is in their zone of proximal development (not too hard, not too easy). It is likely better for your child to not be in the advanced group if he can’t keep up. Not sure why this is making you unhappy to warrant a vent.[/quote]

However, from MCPS point of view, its way to close the achievement gap is to pull down the top so they do not move ahead further.  Sad but true![/quote]

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