My kid just got the results from a reading test the school had him take…
He is reading on the level of a 10th grader, 5 months into the school year…And he is in 3rd grade! He scored in th 99 percentile. I am so proud…
Sorry…I just had to tell someone.
CONGRATS BDGR! THAT KICKS ASS!
Most excellent! Congrats!
Kewl! <as my daughter would say>
Major Congrats, bdgr, to both of you.
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What is a 15 year old doing in the third grade?
Excellent! So what’s the school going to do?
I was an early advanced reader myself, and went through those SRA reading modules (do they still use them?) in a few weeks; they were supposed to last two years. When I was in second grade the school put me in the fourth grade reading class (I was still ahead of most of the class, but I suppose there were class dynamic issues to consider).
Are there any plans to put him in advanced classes?
I’m not sure what they plan to do. They are normally only allowed to check out books from the library in certain ranges(they have color coded stickers on them). He has now been moved up to the highest range the school has. He told me that there are no interesting books in the library in the new level though. My moms taking him to the public library today, I think. He’s read all the Harry Potter stuff already. I think we will be spending a bit on books for this kid, luckily Mrs. Bdgr works at Borders.
i would get him his own subscription to Cycle World. (i would wait till high school for Easyrider.)
Nah…the horse
Hopefully y’all have a gifted and talented program at your school. If he scored that well, I’m sure they’ll be contacting you anyway.
Congrats to the little bdgr!
Hope so. When I was his age, I scored similarly, but I had a old bat of a teacher who hated me. She didnt tell my parents about my scores, and put me in a remeadial reading class. I was in there for a month or two and my parents went to the principle and asked him about it. He looked up my scores, and yanked my out of that old bats home room as fast as he could. I am just beside myself with joy that my kid has a good teacher who tells him how smart he is.
Congrats, bdgr and bdgrkid.
My son could read before he started school, and it was a problem at first. He would correct the other kids, and he got frustrated with the pace of the learning. I strongly suggest looking into some advanced alternatives for your little dude. They worked well for my son (who reads at the high school level now. He’s 10.)
Most excellent! A love of reading is something that is utterly irreplaceable in this modern world. It is shown that reading stimulates parts of the brain responsible for the most complex thought patterns. Get your kid a copy of “Rascal” by Sterling North, he’ll love it. I would also recommend a subscription to the junior version of “Science News” as well. Again, all the best to you for promoting such an important skill as so early an age. I’d dare say that a hot fudge sundae is in order for the lad.
Please allow me to offer your son congratulations. It’s the result of hard work and perseverance on his part.
Kudos!
There is absolutely no doubt that your son is very bright (I have two who have scored similarly, so I understand your pride ), but do understand that “grade equivalents” are not at all accurate. Percentile rankings are much more reliable. Please see:
Echternacht, Gary (1989). Interpreting test scores for compensatory education students. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 1(10). Available online: http://ericae.net/pare/getvn.asp?v=1&n=10:
*Generally, when school personnel say that certain students perform at grade-level, they mean that those students can learn material at about the same rate and quality as others in the same class. The implication is that students who don’t perform at grade-level have significantly more difficulty in class than their peers. Accordingly, when students are labeled as working below grade-level, the implication is that they may not have the aptitude, maturity, or interest to do the work that others in the same class are doing. This interpretation of students’ abilities is made by relatively few people.
In contrast, in the testing arena at grade-level has a different meaning. When students score at grade-level, their scores are at the 50th percentile rank. It means that about half of their peers score higher and about half score lower. In testing, at grade-level does not relate to how well students perform in the classroom. Therefore, when you review students’ scores, you must consider that, by definition, many students score below grade-level.
Historically, the term grade-level has been important in the politics of compensatory education. Proponents of compensatory education programs have always said that those programs were underfunded because many students who performed below grade-level did not receive program services. In this case, performing below grade-level was defined as scoring below the 50th percentile rank. While it is true that compensatory education may be underfunded and, I believe, is an important part of schooling, it is inappropriate to use the term grade-level in the true testing-related sense.
Since most people use the term grade-level in the general sense, you can either avoid using grade-equivalent test scores or develop a range of scores that indicate satisfactory achievement in the classroom. You may also think of average performance on a test as being between the 23rd and the 77th percentile rank. *
** Hey? Keep up the good work! You’re obviously modeling for you son how wonderful the world of books can be.**
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