Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions on how to strengthen MAP-R scores? What are they testing besides comprehension/vocab? What sorts of books would be most helpful? Any fun apps that might strengthen the kinds of things they test for? Any other ideas for things we can do at home that are relatively low-effort and fun? (Not interested in tutoring, forcing her to grind through boring workbooks/practice tests, etc.)

(For context, I think my 3rd grader would really benefit from and thrive in ELC in 4th and 5th grade, but her fall MAP-R was around the 80th percentile, although her DIBELS comprehension score was around the 95th. We're at a medium FARMS school so I think she'd likely only need to be in the 85th-90th percentile range to qualify for ELC, so I'd love to see if there are ways to help give her a little bump. I know we can request for her to be included even if she's not in the CES lottery pool, but for some school-related reasons I'm nervous about relying on that.)

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Anonymous wrote:I asked this question years ago and was roasted for trying to improve MAP scores. My kid is now in high school and I feel like there was not much more I could have done. His MAP score is still about the same as it was in 3rd grade. I read to my kids A LOT. I defined words that I thought they wouldn’t know while reading, and sometimes pointed out literary elements like foreshadowing or setting tone. I created a word wall and wrote down some good vocabulary words so they could see them regularly. I had grammar workbooks that they did sparingly unless I sat with them and went over the question together. Before anyone criticizes me for overdoing it, his 3rd grade teacher told me he needed extra tutoring in reading and writing. That being said, he’s doing just fine in school now, even if his MAP isn’t stellar, he got an A in honors English and that matters more.

I do not believe that your son is in his high school and his MAP score has not moved AT ALL since 3rd grade. No way.