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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2nd grader is always strong in math (90-99%) but barely passing reading. [b](65%)[/b] She struggled in reading last year.

She had reading tutoring all summer long and it seemed to be working. She was reading above reading level books by herself.  And yet she still bombed the Fall reading iready. I don't get it.

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Is that the 65th percentile? I don't think that's "barely passing".

A student doesn't "pass" or "fail" the iReady screener, right?[/quote]

Right, it means they are in the 65%ile which is above the national average.[/quote]

Where I come from, "at or slightly above the national average" is basically failing.[/quote]

Lol no it isn’t. Do you understand percentiles? She didn’t get “a 65%.” She scored better than 65% of test takers. Now you can say that’s not good and sign her up for tutoring or whatever. But the school is going to look at that result and say she’s doing fine and on grade level … which is 100% true. [/quote]

65th percentile is “approaching expectations”, not meeting them. I have a kid with similar scores. They might have scored better than most American kids, but they are not where they should be. [/quote]

Are these comments serious? I have to wonder if this is a troll post. [/quote]

I think the expectations are for where they should be at the end of the year.[/quote]

It is and it even says as much on the sheet the school sends home with the Iready scores. [/quote]

Kids who score "approaching expectations" in the fall are like the perfect candidates for school--they are right near the mark or a touch ahead of where the teachers are teaching.  They are more likely to be engaged and succeed than kids who are way above or below.[/quote]

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