I try to explain to her that most of the kids are older (almost a year) and it just doesn't matter how well they do.
I am not sure I understand exactly what your dd's situation with reading is. If she's a 6.2 reading level, does that mean 6th grade, 2nd month or is it a different scale?
Are the kids who are saying she doesn't read as well as they do students who actually are reading at a higher level or are they students who are at or below her level and are teasing her?
If she's reading below level for her grade, you could ask the school to do an eval (and I'd actually recommend seeking out an eval asap, either through school or privately).
If the issue is teasing or bullying, then I'd address that with respect to the classroom environment.
I would love to have her tested based on her chronological age versus by grade to "level" the playing field.
As others have mentioned, the type of testing students receive when they are evaluated for giftedness or LDs (IQ and achievement tests such as WISC/WJ-III etc) will be normed against age - but I'm not sure what situation you are referring to re "level the playing field". If it's testing to get accepted into a gifted program, then yes, I would want it to be age-normed (but most of the tests used for this purpose that I'm familiar with are). I personally don't see the need to compare standardized tests given as achievement measures by school for class-wide assessment by age rather than grade level - state testing, for example, is typical 100% achievement based, and is testing against curriculum - so all the students in the grade, regardless of age, should have been exposed to essentially the same curriculum basics.
I also will add that even though your dd is perhaps the youngest child in her class, that doesn't mean most of the kids in class are 9 months older than she is - there are going to be students with birthdates spread throughout the year.
I want to get her tested through the school do you think I have a reasonable request?
I think whether or not the request is reasonable depends on what type of testing you are looking for and the reasons you are seeking it. Two examples where I think the request would be reasonable are:
1) You are concerned about her reading level and have evidence that it may be behind where you would expect given her ability.
2) The school district offers gifted programming and the testing would be used to qualify her for it.
Best wishes,
polarbear
