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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Iready is a valid test.  Those whose children score poorly on it will naturally discount it.  The kid didn't try, wanted to go to recess, etc.  You'll see the excuses come out for the non-motivated students.  That provides insight into the academic and emotional iq of that child. Some children are bright, very few are exceptional.  Like very few.[/quote]

Teacher here. It is not a valid test for above average kids. With kids with severe gaps then yes. It is meant to be a screener. Which is why I don’t understand why they need to take it more than once. [/quote]

+1 at my kids’ school it seems to be only used to identify those kids who are below grade level and need extra help, especially in terms of pull-outs for reading. If the kid scores within average range or even high it doesn’t change anything. [/quote]

Another teacher here. It's also used for AAP (the files all contain references to the i-ready).

I HATE the test but the county pushed it in order to stop having teachers spend time doing individual assessments like the DRA that take a long time to do but are MASSIVELY more useful. It's a central decision and they spent a lot of money on licensing, so we're stuck until the next good idea bubbles out of the gatehouse.[/quote]

A question for teachers - WHY do kids in AAP, who have demonstrated time and time again that they are advanced and doing just fine academically, have to take iReady two times every year?!? [/quote]

Kids in AAP have not "demonstrated time and time again"... they demonstrated once in the year prior to their first year in AAP.  FCPS does not kick kids out of AAP.  Someone who may be "above and beyond" in second grade may regress in the years the follow.

My above reply doesn't mean I'm for I-ready testing - it's equally as goood and/or bad for genEd as for AAP.  But FCPS loves standardized testing, so that's why we have it.
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True, but if they're only looking for kids who are below grade level and intend to do nothing with high scores, there's no need to administer iready to any kids who scored pass advanced or a high pass proficient on the previous year's SOL test.  It would just be a waste of everyone's time.  [/quote]

You know that kids in AAP still fail the SOL, right? And many kids score in the low 400s.[/quote]
Yep.  Gen Ed and AAP kids alike who demonstrated in the SOL that they’re at or above grade level [b]shouldn’t need to waste time on a test used only to flag below grade level kids.[/b]  AAP kids who score lower than 450 on the SOL should be removed from the program unless they have some relevant SN accommodation. [/quote]

SOLs are more about content and are really more a reflection on the teacher--sometimes high aptitude kids score lower because their teacher skipped or rushed through particular content  that happens to figure largely on the test in a particular year.  AAP kids are often tested on content that they learned in an earlier year if they are accelerated or that wasn't as focused on in their curriculum--so it might not be as in the front of their minds as kids who were just taught and received a lot of repetition on.   The iready is more diagnostically focused on  sub-skills and is a more cognitive-oriented test--it can flag gaps in learning that aren't as tied to specific content.  A really bright academically advanced kid might have a sub-skill that they are missing or that they struggle with but mask.  But the reality is that FCPS like most public school systems often isn't going to really use this information to inform instruction unless its creating a delay or problem for the kid because the resources to do so are already spread too thin.  Maybe parents can pick up on things though--ask for the full iready report and if a sub-scale is consistently a lot lower than other areas, research how to target it with supplementation.  A school isn't going to be able to do this kind of individualization for 30 kids in a class, but a parent could likely do it without a ton of effort.[/quote]

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