sorry, knowledge OF 'story elements'.

Anonymous wrote:DD was reading 3rd and 4th grade level books (Dahl, Cleary) going into K, but was only assessed at an "L" level this past week. We took it in stride. She can still read what she wants at home, and they are working with her retell and writing skills using the "L" books at school. (We are at a private, but I thought this still relevant.) So, do not be surprised when your kid is evaluated much lower than what they are reading at home. This is very common.

+1 (at MCPS)

My DD's K teacher explained that she recognizes that DD is a very strong reader. However, she is still working on her writing skills and knowledge 'story elements' - main character/setting/etc. So, we're working on that at home with her. Once she shows improvement there, the teacher will move her up in reading levels. Made sense to me. So, we still read at the 'higher' level at home, and work with the other skills through the books DD's teacher sends home.

Anonymous wrote:DD was reading 3rd and 4th grade level books (Dahl, Cleary) going into K, but was only assessed at an "L" level this past week. We took it in stride. She can still read what she wants at home, and they are working with her retell and writing skills using the "L" books at school. (We are at a private, but I thought this still relevant.) So, do not be surprised when your kid is evaluated much lower than what they are reading at home. This is very common.

Comprehension must match ability to read the words.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, PP, that's a really high reading level. Even the best readers at MCPS are at I.

Where did you get this statistic? My kindergartener was assessed at a level J a few weeks ago. I do think he's a strong reader, but I'm sure he's not the only one.

Not at MCPS and at a private, so not sure if this helps, but our child was given magic treehouse (in school - her private has no homework for K) and the teacher puts post-its on each chapter asking her to write what she thinks will happen in the upcoming chapter. Her school also uses a different leveling system/online readig resource, but I believe her current books there are the equivalent of a F&P level L, though the teacher told us she had started her with books below her actual reading level while she learned the system, an to focus on comprehension skills.

Wow, PP, that's a really high reading level. Even the best readers at MCPS are at I.

DD was reading 3rd and 4th grade level books (Dahl, Cleary) going into K, but was only assessed at an "L" level this past week. We took it in stride. She can still read what she wants at home, and they are working with her retell and writing skills using the "L" books at school. (We are at a private, but I thought this still relevant.) So, do not be surprised when your kid is evaluated much lower than what they are reading at home. This is very common.

Anonymous wrote:My very fluent K reader has brought nothing home. It's kind of annoying.

Ditto. The work I've seen is obviously below her level, but I'm not too concerned. It's kindergarten, and she has plenty of other things about the school environment to keep her busy at this point.

yeah, my kids was reading magic treehouse books in k. we got these on our own.

You are gioing to have to get books for yourself if your kid is ahead. Schools are all about getting kids to meet benchmarks. If they already do, they don't get as much attention as you want them to. Just take them to the library yourself.

My very fluent K reader has brought nothing home. It's kind of annoying.

I don't know what books they are reading at school but he is bringing home easy readers. We supplement at home. He's reading the Toad Away series complex chapter books at home.

My kid isn't on the same level as the kid in the other thread. He's reading this. He brings home some books that are a bit more difficult, but most are like this.

http://www.amazon.com/Scholastic-Reader-Level-Please-Cookie/dp/0439738199/ref=pd_sim_b_4

What's your kid doing, OP?

Curious about a comment in another thread that someone's DC, who is a fluent reader, is being asked to be a in a reading group that is reading books with four words to a page. Is this normal at MCPS?