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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's a serious concern, because the scores have been low for several tests in a row and they are used to assess placement in reading groups and later on, advanced English and Social Studies classes.

Does your child understand that they need to answer all questions correctly, and not skip any of them? Do they say they're running out of time (it's supposed to be an untimed test, but in practice, some schools just assign a timeframe to get it done)?

Do they have a reading disability, ADHD, low processing speed? When you say your kid is reading above grade level, is the grade level perhaps not very high?

You need to get to the bottom of it.
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I wasn’t concerned until she dropped below average. I understand the national average is very low right?

They don’t have set books to read at school. At home I looked up reading lists at private schools and she has read books like Charlotte’s Web, Mouse and the Motorcycle and Wild Robot. She has no comprehension issues and we talk about characters and she asks about unfamiliar words.

It’s not a testing issue and I don’t think there’s a processing or ADHD issue because she scores in the 90 percentile consistently in math. She takes her time and doesn’t skip. She said school gives lots of time to finish the tests.

The teacher had said all year that she is reading above grade level and is doing great. She has a good understanding of the story and characters and no concerns at all. [/quote]

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