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[quote=Anonymous]In this MCPS document about report cards they very clearly state that written comprehension is not a factor used to determine the reading level. Our school is one of those that required children to pass written responses to questions starting in Kindergarten. That kept a lot of fluent readers who could orally answer questions at very low levels. This is the way the principal showed "progress" to his superiors. The teacher who told us that if they did not do this the advanced kids would stay at the same reading level for three or even more years as their writing caught up. 
I am not thrilled with the way our school is doing this but not overly upset either. I do not like that the county explicitly says that the reading level on the report card reflects the reading level without writing because it is factually untrue and can hurt a child if they are being compared to other children whose schools follow the criteria for private school admissions or admission to the HGC or middle school magnets.
Does anyone know if this has language has been officially changed? If we are considering private schools should we get a letter from the school explaining the way they do reading levels?

How is the instructional reading level determined?

Daily small group reading instruction is the strongest reflection of a student’s reading level for grading and reporting purposes.

The text level reported on a report card is the student’s instructional text level used daily in small group guided reading instruction.
A reading instructional text level is determined by the student’s accuracy (90% and above) and comprehension of literary and informational text. Comprehension is determined by interactive, oral discussions that reflect inferential and critical understanding of text as judged by teacher observation during small group reading instruction.

Although written comprehension is important and is part of instruction, it is not a factor used to determine the reading level.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/reportcardfaq.aspx[/quote]

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