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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He didnt take compact math 5/6. He took only Math 5[/quote]

He doesn't  need to have taken 5/6 to be moved into PreAlgebra, but it is more typical for that to be the case.  As the curriculum prior to Algebra maintains a spiral nature, re-covering topics with additional depth/challenge as the years advance, your DS might do fine having skipped the 6th-grade standards.  It depends on a few things:

Is the MAP-M score an outlier vs. prior scores over the years and possibly not indicative of his level of understanding?

Does he not enjoy Math as a subject (other than, perhaps, finding it "boring"/not challenging enough)?

Does he not pick up Math concepts quickly, intuiting some?

If the answer to these is "no," then he should be able to pick up the 6th-grade standards with a review (the school should be providing a packet for that, lightly covering the gap), and should be able to handle the Pre-Algebra pace.

If some answers are "yes," then there [i]may[/i] be legitimate concerns about being placed in PreAlgebra, and AMP6+ (a year-and-a-half accelerated/compacted into one year, beginning with 6th-grade standards instead of the 2-year compaction of PreAlgebra that begins with 7th-grade standards) may be the better fit.  Not all thrive with the fast pace of PreAlgebra, and that includes some coming from Math 5/6 in elementary.

Those taking PreAlgebra in 6th typically take:

7th - Algebra 1
8th - Honors Geometry
9th - Honors Algebra 2
10th - Honors PreCalculus
11th - either AP Calculus BC (covering an entire year of college Calculus) or AP Calculus AB (covering one semester of college Calculus)
12th - Multivariable Calculus (where available; possibly in combination with Linear Algebra and/or Differential Equations, again, if available, all post-Freshman-level college math courses, for which there is no AP) or AP Statistics (where MVC is not available or preferred; Stats is an underrated skill set and more valuable to those not likely to pursue Math/hard-science such as Physics/engineering majors such as EE in college) if having taken BC, or BC if having taken AB.

Those taking AMP6+ (and then AMP7+ in 7th), typically take the same sequence, but a year later, beginning with Algebra 1 in 8th (still a year ahead of the typical/national standard) and ending with Calc AB (or BC) in 12th.  Because of the one-year advancement in exposure, those taking PreAlgebra are more likely to present MAP-M scores that would gain access to the HS criteria-based programs in Math/Engineering/IB.[/quote]

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