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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Again, your child scored on the test the same way an 6th grader would, if he were taking the primary version of MAP. I hate when tests give grade level equivalents as this leads to a lot of confusion for parents, and it's not useful information for teachers either. The RIT score itself is much more helpful.[/quote]

This isn't quite right. MAP does not give grade level equivalents. The test only returns a RIT score and it was OP's teacher who used a RIT at 60-70th percentile nationally for a grade to conclude the child is working at that grade level. Hence, the subject line "kid five grade levels ahead." Some school districts do provide information on how a typical child performs at particular grade level so she may have used criteria set by her administration. What she should have told OP is that your child is performing about the same or better than a typical 6th or 7th grader in performance on that test and that's great.

There are many other ways to look at the score. The score of 222 on the reading may be 99th percentile for 1st grade but it's 98th for 2nd, 94th for 3rd, 86th for 4th. I wouldn't say a child at 86th percentile for 4th is performing at a 6th or 7th grade level but that's just me.[/quote]

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