Originally Posted by KJP
They'll probably give him 3's next trimester and then 4's. That way they can pat themselves on the back because he has made so much progress.

This has been our experience as well. Our "emerging reader" has finally emerged, now that he independently tests at fifth-grade level.

We also had some rubric issues, where he would rush through an easy sentence and be dinged when he didn't slow down for punctuation.