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[quote=Anonymous]MAP scores can and will fluctuate for most kids.  Parents shouldn’t immediately be concerned about this.  In the lower grades this is especially true as more students begin to catch up in reading and comprehension.

With regards to the test and reading generally, workbooks and extras are not needed unless the kid is continually declining and thus is paired with some decline in class.  As someone noted in order to continue to score high, students need to develop good cognition skills.  These skills are useful in all other subjects.  It’s not just about reading books but discussing what is read in meaningful ways.  For instance using prediction, drawing inference, comparing with other books or events, analyzing characters and their intents, etc.

If you want your kid to do better generally again you don’t need workbooks you need to engage with the kid about what they are reading and ensure they engage in texts with more depth and content variety.

There’s a difference in graphic novels between the Dogman series, Amulet series, and Science Comics series.  Just as there is a difference The Babysitters club, I survived, Stuart Little and Harry Potter.[/quote]

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