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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mother of an older kid here.  I don't quite understand what your obsession with the DRA scores is.  Read with your child and you will have a great idea of where your child is.  You can always look up the books on line to figure out their DRA level if you must know.  Then take a discount on that because they always test lower than what they are actually reading.  That is partially because the DRA measures other things than mere decoding.  For example, if your child uses "he" or "she" when retelling the story instead of the character's name, the score is lowered.

It seems that the parents most concerned about the specific level here are the ones whose kids are above grade level.  I'm sure you already know your kids is above grade level by the books s/he is reading.  Why do you need to know the specific level?  What difference does it make?[/quote]

Fabulous post.

Our DC's 2nd grade teacher told us today she no longer increases the DRA level of the books as DC's reading group is all above grade level (DRA 34). Instead she will be moving from one genre to another (historical fiction, mysteries, non-fiction, etc.) all at the same DRA level, so the students can do more synthesis work, comparison of descriptive passages, etc.[/quote]

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