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[quote=Anonymous]PP is correct that different schools in MCPS have very different policies about what a child needs to master to advance and whether they will impose a maximum level for certain grades. This is determined by the principal, reading specialist and homeroom teachers at the individual schools.

However, all of MCPS uses the same assessment to measure reading level. In K-2 they use something called mclass and starting at grade 3 they use map-r.

In the lower levels, where most kindergarteners are, the focus of the test is mostly on decoding which is why some of you may find that your child may be having difficulty with some of the words at your child's instructional reading level.

But when you hit higher levels, like the late 1st grade benchmarks, the focus switches to comprehension. This is probably why some of you think the books your children are getting are "too easy." At even higher levels, 2nd grade or so, there's a writing component that you have to pass before you can go to the next level so if your child is a great reader but can't write you'll feel like there's an even bigger gap between what your child is reading at home and what she's working on in class.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.  Clearly I need to talk to the teacher.  Thank you all for info![/quote]

I think you do.  I had no clue how the reading groups worked (except my kid complained the books are too easy) and I finally just asked the teacher.  It sounds like different schools do it differently, so you're not going to get a definitive answer on DCUM.  [/quote][/quote]

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