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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Yes, the teacher can go over a copy of the test especially if your child is struggling. There are also SOL tests but those are given at the end of the year. The DRA is only given to the children in the younger grades. These are the only tests in reading we've seen. We like the ecart test because it's a quarterly test. We also do not get any feedback on the books read and discussed in class nor do we see any writing that comes out of reading those books in class. There is also little homework given for language arts work. The only reading homework we see are reading logs and then a couple of sporadic sheets throughout the year as well. Does this help?[/quote]

What grade is your child in?

Don't they have a reading/writing journal that they bring home?  Don't they have to read and then write in the journal?  That would be much more helpful IMO.

You should be getting more feedback than eCart!  eCart is not really descriptive at all.  It can't show anything about your child's learning style.  The journal can show more.  You need to talk to the teacher and you should be seeing your child's regular work.  This should either come home or be available to you in a conference.  It sounds like your child is struggling.  What about the report card?  Does it come with comments?  The best way to understand your child's needs is not through eCart!  eCart is just a score and is not a very good diagnostic at all.

Talk to the teacher.  Don't rely on eCart testing for very good information.  It is not the quality you need to have to help your child.  [/quote]

No, they do not have a reading/writing journal. Well they have a writing journal, but it is never checked and only comes home if I ask my child to bring it home. The reading program in FCPS is very odd. Every child reads a different book and then they discuss all the different books at the same time with the teacher or they each talk a bit about their own book. There is never anything that comes home after the child reads and discusses. It makes no sense to me. The writing program is also very haphazard although every so often a story comes home during the year. We don't see the progress though from one activity to the next like we do with math. This same experience has happened over five teachers.[/quote]

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