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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading books alone doesn’t help increase MAP scores. My DS reads quite a bit but he isn’t a bookworm and reading isn’t his favorite thing either. But he is above grade level and does well in school but still doesn’t get very high scores in fact sometimes his scores dip. What can we do to increase his scores?[/quote]

What grade is your kid in? Are they old enough and compliant enough to make the test seriously? A low score on a computer test is a positive signal in a K-2 kid. [/quote]

He is in 4th grade. Scores have ranged from 97th in 3rd to 85th in 4th, not sure why his performance is so inconsistent. I do read with him and he does workbooks too. [/quote]
Remember that MAP is adaptive. Is your DS highly motivated to do well and takes time to analyze questions carefully? Or is he answering quickly what he’s confident in, but not pushing hard on questions that need more thinking? (Both styles are fine.) Having big swings in MAP scores sounds more like a focus or didn’t finish problem , rather than an actual knowledge problem.[/quote]

He is the latter. I do honestly think it’s a focus problem too. He tries to finish fast as the other kids finish the test he feels he is ‘behind’ and needs to speed up.[/quote]
I’m PP. I wouldn’t worry about the exact score and would communicate to him that the exact score isn’t that important. But let him know that MAP is an opportunity for him to see his own improvement over time (he really is learning!) However, it’s not very good information if he changes how hard he tries or how quickly he goes each time he takes it. Suggest he strike a balance between working quickly but not rushing to finish because other kids are done.

Separately, just work on reading more with him and finding more books he likes. Discuss the characters and why they do what they do. Ask “what would happen if …” or “how would you change the story” types of questions. Other PPs have given good suggestions. [/quote]

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