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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid loooooves iready because he gets to "play video games" at the end, so he rushes it!  Horribly designed test to give an incentive like that at the end, kids rush through.  I tried to explain why its important he actually read the questions etc so the teacher can see what kids know and what they still need work on etc.  In one ear out the other.[/quote]
My kid said same. I frankly don’t give a crap about iready. [b] It’s meant to catch kids at risk for learning gaps, etc. [/b] please don’t fret OP. RN here with kids in AAP.  Your child will be ok.  Looks like school is already on it.[/quote]

It isn't really meant to just catch kids at risk for learning gaps, even if that's primarily the way FCPS uses it.  The trend line is very important here.  OP's kid might have had a 99th percentile in 2nd grade, an 80th in 3rd, a 60th in 4th, and a 40th in 5th, indicating that OP's kid was just a very early bloomer who isn't particularly advanced anymore.  Or OP's kid might be > 95th percentile every year except this one, meaning that the kid was distracted or had other issues.

I don't buy that a neurotypical kid is incapable of following directions and trying on the test.  I also don't buy that a kid who is above the 90th percentile in terms of intelligence and advancement could get a < 40th percentile score just from "rushing it."  But, I could easily see a kid having a bad day or a one-off, especially when taking this test at home.  OP needs the scores from previous years.  [/quote]

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