Anonymous wrote:Different school districts use different standardized tests but usually they all start later, in 2nd or 3rd grade at the earliest. The lower elementary years are most concerned with literacy and will have tests such as DRA, PALS, Dibels, or just a letter or number for reading level in a particular system.

How do parents know all this? Or are you a teacher?

Different school districts use different standardized tests but usually they all start later, in 2nd or 3rd grade at the earliest. The lower elementary years are most concerned with literacy and will have tests such as DRA, PALS, Dibels, or just a letter or number for reading level in a particular system.

Just ask for the test scores. You have a right to know them.

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that GMU will do testing for a reasonable price. In Fairfax County, this testing often is done by parents to find academic soft spots and fix them before applying into AAP.

Do you know what this testing is called through GMU?

I have heard that GMU will do testing for a reasonable price. In Fairfax County, this testing often is done by parents to find academic soft spots and fix them before applying into AAP.

Does her school have an online parent portal? We have access all of our DC’s standardized test scores. DC has attend two schools (one public, one private) and both had a parent portal.

I see people mentioning state or national testing here as well as percentiles. Are your kids older, or did you have to request the testing info somehow? My kid has been in school 3 years and we’ve never had anyone mention tests and have never received any of these scores.

I did have a classroom teacher tell me at conferences that she’d be given higher math problems and that she’s reading above grade level. I assumed this info was just from class work and doing one on one or small group assessment. Have there been tests that the school just doesn’t share?