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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But making kids work through the level is stupid. It doesn’t magically catch up when it sees what kids can do- it forces them to rehash material that may be behind them. I get that APS has invested in it and teachers have to use it.  But it’s such a waste of time for my kid that I don’t care if it’s done or not. [/quote]

Your kid was not placed at their initial starting level by a teacher. They did a diagnostic test to see what skills they lacked and the program places them according to their performance on the diagnostic. So, if they didn't try their best or phoned it in or whatever during the diagnostic, that is not on the teacher or APS. If your child is proficient in the skills, they will move through fairly quickly if they are putting their minutes in. That is why we are discouraged from auto placing students who seem "low" after the diagnostic in the program.

I had a student who tested out super low and I pushed for them to be reset and they took the diagnostic again.....SAME LEVEL in round 2. So the best bet is for you to push your child to meet their target in order to move forward in the program.  If you want specific data on why your child seems "stuck" in a skill area your teacher can provide more data to you, we can see what skills the student is receiving instruction on multiple times because they aren't getting it via the teacher dashboard.
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My kid was put in a level below grade level and I'm pretty sure it was just because he was goofing off during the placement test, which he did alone in his bedroom (I didn't even know it was happening until he popped out and said he was doing a test and was going downstairs to get a drink of water). It put him in a second grade level but on his reading tests last year he tested at a fifth grade level, and he scored in above the 90th percentile in every category in that other reading assessment they took (I forget the name). And he reads a ton on his own; he read all of the Keeper of the Lost Cities books over winter break.

It's not a big deal but I think that having them do all of it with no supervision is problematic. I too wish he could just read during that time. [/quote]

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