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Mine had a score that was 4+ years above grade level, but apparently the content of the test questions is capped at one grade above grade level.  A 2nd grader with a score well above grade level [b]just means that the 2nd grader has complete and utter mastery of 2nd and 3rd grade level materials, but it doesn't speak to how well that kid would handle 4th+ grade level materials[/b].  [/quote]

Ok...re-read your statement. How can your child have a score that is 4+ years above grade level by the content of the test is capped at one grade above grade level????

Just taking this statement as written, one could believe that your 2nd grade (if this is the correct grade) had a test score that stated he/she were testing at a 6th grade (or higher) level, but then you state that the test only allows them to test up to a 3rd grade.

And wouldn't if a child is testing in a range mean that they can handle that grade level material (especially if this is math, reading is a bit of a different issue)? It is the rare child (and I mean very, very rare) who is in second grade and is testing mathematically at 4 grades above with little to no extra support.

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Huh?  Re-read the bolded.  The kid's score is 4+ years above grade level, based on this chart  http://www.aps.edu/assessment/i-ready-documents/i-ready-placement-tables  
He is well above the cutoff for "Level 5", and his score is higher than the highest on-grade level score for 6th graders.  What does that mean?  You would have to ask the people who created the scoring chart.  I would imagine it's probably similar to the grade level equivalents given in many achievement tests.  For your second point, yes, my child is a very, very rare child in that respect, and it is completely plausible that he is functioning that many grades above.  [/quote]

There is general misunderstanding on this board about Grade 5 and Level 5. They are not same. Achieving Level 5 does not mean your DC cleared Grade 5 math. Have you seen Grade 5 math?
If they wanted to indicate Grade 5 then they would use 'Grade' instead 'Level'.

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I'll have to re-read the explanation at the top of the page above the scores but I could've sworn it said that Level 3 would equate to Grade 3.  My 3rd grade child did above average on the NNAT and Cogat in the last two years but did not score in the pool (just slightly below).  She crushed this assessment and tested out for most of it and was at level 6 for one item.  Still no desire to send her to a center and still no confidence in any of these tests.  [/quote]

I amd the PP with second paragraph. I just posted my thought one post above why I don't think that is the case. [/quote]

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