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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When people say 5-6 grade levels ahead what do they mean and what are they basing that on. For instance, my kid’s EOY 2nd grade testing would put them at end of 4th grade placement-wise according to the iready table; however, it’s actually the 50th percentile+ for 6th graders EOY. Do people call that 2 grades ahead or 4 grades ahead? The former seems accurate anecdotally, the latter does not. Assuming the former is the definition, there is no world in which most UMC kids are 5-6 grade levels ahead per a PP. My kid has among the highest scores in her grade. There are 5 kids within a few points of each on iReady and 20 of each other on RI; there’s no one above that. I’m sure some grades have a superstar that ours lacks, but we’re at a good non-T1 school and there is no one who would qualify as 5-6 grade levels ahead, much less “most” UMC students.[/quote]

At end of 2nd kids scores are at the mid year average for 9th grade in reading. [/quote]

You are reading it wrong then if you're looking at iReady results. You need to look at the placement table iready produces to understand what it means. PPP is correct that it is the placement rather than percentage scores that matter because the exams are not equivalent. That PP's kid is 2 grade levels ahead NOT 4. If you're looking at RI/lexile scores, the results are even more misleading because those results inflate everyone. Ironically, I actually think it's a better measure of reading comprehension because it over values vocabulary which is key to comprehension and is short enough that fatigue doesn't set in. It inflates everyone's lexile score, so looking at average "lexile score" tables *not* coming from RI is totally inaccurate for gauging grade level.[/quote]

What about MAP scores?  [/quote]

We are at a charter and find MAP scores really helpful with reading and comprehension on a national scale of where our child stands because it’s a standardized testing.  Not only that but it’s great because it’s an adaptive test.

I don’t think DCPS schools do MAP testing.[/quote]

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