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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MAP is delivered only in English. Score lags on the MAP are usually what people point to when they talk about where “skill gaps” are and how kids will “catch up.”

Our example kid is in 4th grade and tested at a Lexile range of 1225-1375 in the fall. This is in the middle of the 11th grade reading level in English.

If your child does not learn typically, it might be a different story. But if they do, I would not worry about this.[/quote]
My kids do language immersion where they start 30 min of English reading in 3rd grade and add a little bit each year. But otherwise all in target language. Somehow, despite never being taught words like "hyperbole" (only "die Übertreibung") they somehow know exactly what is being asked when given an English standardized assessment that asks them to identify hyperbole in the text (or whatever). It's freaky, and amazing, and wonderful all at the same time.

But neither of them have learning/language issues. I wouldn't do it if they did. But for kids who don't have those issues, I wouldn't worry about it at all. [/quote]

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