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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is way less mysterious than MAP makes it sound.

“Fictional vocab” = story words. Emotions, dialogue, character actions, plot stuff.
“Informational vocab” = real-world words. Science, history, how things work, cause/effect, topic-specific terms.

If your kid mainly reads novels, this result is completely predictable. Not concerning. Not a diagnosis. Just exposure.

There isn’t some secret list of “informational vocabulary books.” MAP just wants regular nonfiction in the mix:
– science and nature books
– history / biographies
– how-things-work books
– kids magazines (Nat Geo Kids, Time for Kids, etc.)

[b]MAP rewards kids who read nonfiction consistently. That’s it.[/b]

Add more nonfiction. Score goes up. No existential crisis required.

MAP loves to rebrand common sense and call it data.[/quote]

Exactly.

OP, here are some non-fiction samples with multiple choice questions that are similar to many standardized tests. 
https://content.schoolinsites.com/api/documents/a6cbcab9caec4533865bb00b6388b8da.pdf
It can give you an idea of the types of subjects and styles of non-fiction writing your kid might see on a test.[/quote]

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