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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, these posters are NUTS. I am a reading specialist and while I would talk to her teacher about the drop in scores, I would not be overly concerned. MAPS is not a very good test of reading ability. Does the school use DIBELS or any other reading assessment? That would be much more indicative of any actual reading problems. Sometimes kids are just bored with the test, and sometimes MAPS asks weird questions and it adjusts as they go, so getting a few wrong in a row can make a big difference in the difficulty of the following questions and the ultimate score. The posters saying they would be concerned about anything below 99% and reading Harry Potter in first grade or whatever are crazy and not at all in touch with reality. Your daughter is reading advanced books for her age and according to your own report, she can retell and answer questions with attention to detail. She is likely fine, but if you are truly worried you can always have full testing done by a private psychologist. However, from everything you say I would not be alarmed at all. The obsession with poorly designed tests has to stop. [/quote]

The school uses Fountus and Pinell reading assessment and some other kind of spelling or vocabulary assessment but I don’t know what it’s called. The classroom teacher was not concerned at all in Kindergarten and in 1st and 2nd grade I was told she was reading well above grade level. I know several kids have been flagged in 1st and 2nd grade but DD was never a concern. The teacher doesn’t seem concerned either, it seems like it’s just me so far. I just don’t know if I should be hiring a reading specialist or tutor or something to work with her to catch up over the summer? Or if there is even anything to catch up?

I don’t know that I would want to pay hundreds for psych testing, I assume out of pocket because it has not been recommended or prescribed by teacher or principal. What kinds of things are tested - some kinds of language disorders, ADHD, anxiety or what would they even be looking for based on OP? [/quote]

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