Anonymous
Post 01/08/2019 12:56     Subject: Re:Silver Spring elementary schools + reading above grade level
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are in a school that is neither focus, nor Title 1 and here's what we like:

- A faster pace of the curriculum because the parents send their children to school ready to learn
-weekly email blast from the teacher
-Emails & communication from the principal
- Strong and active PTA (most important on our list)
- weekly graded work send home on Thursday/Friday
- Teachers who are a little older and thus experienced (most important on our list)
- Most kids come from 2 parent family homes (another important factor on our list)
-The commute isn't too bad (important)


uh... ok.


Because smart/accomplished/dedicated/involved parents never get divorced? Or die?

And how would you even find this out? I don't recall seeing this on the MCPS list of school statistics.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2019 12:42     Subject: Silver Spring elementary schools + reading above grade level
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If everyone's child is reading above grade level than it sounds like there might be some "reading level inflation" just like the "grade inflation" that's been written about a lot lately. I was wondering how all of a sudden every other kid was getting straight "A"s. Its sure not the way it was when I was in school here in MCPS many years ago.


The bar is set REALLY low in MCPS. Especially for K-2. There are lots of kids coming into the school system who have not attended pre-school, or who do not speak much English.

I believe (could be wrong), but the Expected Reading level at the end of K is Level 4. That is pretty basic for most kids who have attended a quality preschool. Our ES set the Level at 6, but even that is pretty basic.


No the baseline is 6 and then 16 in first grade


Yes. the minimum benchmark is exactly that and greatly exceeding this is not especially meaningful. This is a basic skill that almost every child masters.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2019 09:14     Subject: Re:Silver Spring elementary schools + reading above grade level
my sixth grade boy reads at a college level and my 4th grade girl reads at a 9th grade level.
dial it back. the bar is low.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2019 09:09     Subject: Silver Spring elementary schools + reading above grade level
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If everyone's child is reading above grade level than it sounds like there might be some "reading level inflation" just like the "grade inflation" that's been written about a lot lately. I was wondering how all of a sudden every other kid was getting straight "A"s. Its sure not the way it was when I was in school here in MCPS many years ago.


The bar is set REALLY low in MCPS. Especially for K-2. There are lots of kids coming into the school system who have not attended pre-school, or who do not speak much English.

I believe (could be wrong), but the Expected Reading level at the end of K is Level 4. That is pretty basic for most kids who have attended a quality preschool. Our ES set the Level at 6, but even that is pretty basic.


No the baseline is 6 and then 16 in first grade


+1 but I'm super amused by how PP think HER school set the bar higher because they are so very special and advanced. Nevermind that the goal is the same across the county.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2019 08:55     Subject: Silver Spring elementary schools + reading above grade level
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If everyone's child is reading above grade level than it sounds like there might be some "reading level inflation" just like the "grade inflation" that's been written about a lot lately. I was wondering how all of a sudden every other kid was getting straight "A"s. Its sure not the way it was when I was in school here in MCPS many years ago.


The bar is set REALLY low in MCPS. Especially for K-2. There are lots of kids coming into the school system who have not attended pre-school, or who do not speak much English.

I believe (could be wrong), but the Expected Reading level at the end of K is Level 4. That is pretty basic for most kids who have attended a quality preschool. Our ES set the Level at 6, but even that is pretty basic.


No the baseline is 6 and then 16 in first grade