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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]0% change the above poster has no idea what a dra is. First, she’s posting on these boards where dras are mentioned a lot. Second, the first answer on a google search of “dra” pulls up the answer.

Stop with the feigned dumb everyone- please. [/quote]

I really don't! And I found the AAP board TONIGHT (to be clear, not DCUM)! I am new to all this and get confused with all these tests and names. For instance, when my daughter did the NNAT in 1st grade I did not know it would/could play a role on AAP - I remember checking it but have no idea where I put it. So, when I went to the AAP information day at our school in Dec., I felt like I was hearing about it for the first time. So after leaving, I went down to the office to ask for a copy to see if her score was anything special and If I should apply based on that (since I didn't have the CoGat results yet).

I remember thinking her score was nothing special, but decided to apply anyway because a)I know my child is smart and can handle a more demanding curriculum; 
b) and, most importantly, she writes VERY well!

When I wrote above, I truly had no idea of a DRA was... but after writing that, I went back to reading the posts here and someone explained that a DRA of 28 means a child is at the level of what is expected to be by the end of the academic year. So, now I know what DRA means and I do remember that my child got a result like that from a test she had in September, so I am assuming, her DRA was around that.

I will know for sure when I get the package from the AART (which I do not know what it stands for, but I assume is the counselor responsible for all these AAP things in our school and who I have talked to before).

But I do not keep track of all these tests and acronyms out there. English is not my first language so that may play a role. Besides, there are so many different tests.... I wish when I child gets in K, they would give parents a package informing them of what to expect throughout ES, when to expect, what what is the point of this of that test.

It may seem to you that we (her parents) are not focused on her school life / academics, but that is not true at all. We might not be hardcore but I think we prioritize it a lot - I support her teacher and the PTA. Promptly reply and address any concern or problem she has in school. She does not have homework (which I think it is great), but she does have to read AT LEAST 20 min/day. She got a 3 on math so I got her some math work books and she had to sit down and work on that 10 min/day - the next report card went up to 4.

She goes to the library every other week and comes home with a bunch of books to read; books are a big present at Christmas, birthday and we always get all her wish list during book fairs. She does not have a huge interest in math but I keep trying to foster it anyway: I always enroll her in some of those PTA sponsored before/after school activities that involves STEM or music (and fun stuff like hip hop too). I always try to buy some toys that I think have educational value: magnatiles, legos, strategy games, robot kits, science kits, and even those cubelets which were super expensive and incidentally, she does not play with!

My point is: her education is a priority to us, but I will be the first to admit that I do not keep track of all these tests and what they are for (besides report cards, that is).

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