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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Reading levels are minimum levels needed to do well at the grade a child is in.  Try not to get to puffed up with pride over this. I have never met any child from a middle class socioeconomic background without learning difficulties who wasn't at least 2 to 3 levels above grade level in reading. It's normal[/b].

Read different types of fiction in different formats - poetry, short story collections, fairy tales, fables.

Don't discount picture books either.  Many are longer and filled with more difficult text and the illustrations are great. Everyone likes to see beautiful illustrations while they are reading. It helps bring stories more alive.

Reading fiction is one thing but reading non-fiction and gaining understanding from it is another.  So have your child read more advanced non-fiction texts in various formats - newspapers, trade journals, general news magazines, etc.

If a child is reading well, then focus on writing and learning to write well. Now is a great time to teach a child who to write a general essay on a topic as well as teaching how to write a critical response to a reading.   [/quote]

really?  all kids are ahead?  I'm not being snarky - I'm trying to get a handle on whether or not the benchmark reading levels are actually "low".  My DD is just barely meeting them and we are very concerned.  :([/quote]

Benchmarks for "grade level" are set at the 25th or 16th percentiles- depending on what is being assessed.  They are not set at the 50th percentile.  So a student can be "above grade level" yet still be below the 50th percentile.   If your child is above average for intelligence and barely meeting grade level for reading, I would get an assessment- especially if she is in 2nd grade or higher.  If your child is in 1st grade or lower, talk to the teacher (if your teacher is not experienced- find one who is) to see if she/he sees any red flags.

My children attended one of the highly regarded ES in McLean and in 2nd grade only one child tested below grade level for reading out of 80 or so.  (My child was the one who we below grade level and he has several LDs.)[/quote]

how do you know they are set at 25th or 16th percentile.  We are in MCPS - is it the same there?  (this is PP with concerns about DD).[/quote]

Ask the person who administers the test- they should know or can find out.  If you know the name of the test, you may be able to find out by googling it.  If it set at the 25th percentile- then "average" is usually the middle 50% (from 25-75th).  If it is set at the 16th percentile- then "average" is usually one standard deviation above and below the median. [/quote]

I'm not talking about tests. I'm talking about reading levels - they have certain level they expect by the of each grade. Are those levels really low?[/quote]

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