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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you ask the teacher, they can share a detailed breakdown that shows what areas she's struggling in and what areas she's getting right.[/quote]

What does this mean, what kind of specifics are given? The score sheet I was given does great down the lexile range and gives individual scores for categories like “informational text.”

The school year is over so I hesitate to contact the teacher if the info won’t be useful. [/quote]
This is a stupid response.  If you want to know why she's doing poorly on the test, ask for the score breakdown.  Don't just ask random strangers on the Internet to guess.

The score breakdown will go through each subject area and flag her weakest skills as needing further development.[/quote]
there is no score breakdown. its a mathematically flawed system idesigned by a team of idiots. you get one mysterious numeric score, and different target numbers for different categories. for instance if i get a 242, then i am above grade level for category a, which has a target score of 235, but below grade level for b and c, which have goals of,say, 243 and 247. the problem is the averages. lets say i got 235, 243, and 247 respectlvely, putting me right on grade level for every category. however, when averaged out_ i get a 242, putting me way above grade level for cat a, but below for b and c. this is a deeply flawed system that attempts to measure the performance of students using niche questions and seemingly arbitrary scores and score goals. i say this as a 7th grade kid who takes geometry and has a college level reading level or a lexile of 1650.[/quote]

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