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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schedule a meeting to talk to the teacher.  This discrepancy between test and report cards is one of parent’s biggest complaints.  The problem stems for how each report things.  Dibels score is based on where they believe kids should be at certain points in the year with specific phonics/reading skills. Whereas the report card “on level” takes a more holistic approach.  So a kid needing some support in K and even this particular quarter is not necessarily below grade level. Especially considering there are kids who are way below that.  So that makes things more confusing for parents.

Keep practicing the letters and reading this quarter. They should have mastered them all by then.  Note that the b vs d and p vs q is very normal.  Leapfrogs Letter Factory video everyday or every other day is really helpful.[/quote]

[b]Doesn't MCPS have terrible literacy rates? [/b]Not sure being "on level" is particularly reassuring in this context.[/quote]
Compare to state or national average rate? No, not at all. [/quote]

Parents who want their kids to learn to read don't care about state or national averages (which are at their lowest levels ever).[/quote]
Kids of parents who want their kids to learn to read, know how to read and are well above the literacy rates. [/quote]

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