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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would anyone prep for iReady?[/quote]

I had never prepared DC for iready or any other test because it didn't make sense to get them prepared. On the first iready of last year, DC scored xxx with 95th percentile. On the second iready of last year, DC scored very close to xxx with 70th percentile. DC mentioned they were not taught a lot of things asked on the test in the class. That indicated that other kids in the class knew the concepts in advance. With enrichment classes, none of these tests have remained equal for everyone. The least I can do this time is to make DC a little prepared with the type of questions. Not much time left anyway though before the first test of this year. [/quote]

... but why?

Look, the first test and second test in a given school year cover the exact same content. The fact that the score barely budged suggests three possibilities, all of which may very well be true: a) first test was on a "good" day for him b) second test was on a "bad" day for him c) he learned very little additional content that year. That latter being possible for a child coming in at 95th percent who isn't getting much in the way of education in the tested material, either self-directed or from parents, or who gets ignored by the school because they're trying to shore up the performance of worse students, or because learning things is contrary to whatever dumb educational practices are being implemented by the teacher, or because there was a lot of disruption in class. Don't waste time on supplementing iReady in particular, spend your time teaching your kid his multiplication tables.  [/quote]

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