That report on MAP scores is quite complete, but takes some time to wade through. I eventually made a summary of the %ile charts for myself based on Appendix B from that file, page 51. Here are your DD's 3rd grade scores as percentiles compared to fall scores in various grades. Are your scores for fall, winter, or spring?
Reading: 333 (That is off the charts I have, which top out at 264 for 99th percentile in 11th grade. Could the score be 233?)
233 98th, 4th grade; 96th, 5th grade; 92nd, 6th grade; 88th, 7th grade
Language: 220 97th, 3rd grade; 91st, 4th grade; 82nd, 5th grade
Math: 235 99th, 3rd grade; 98th, 4th grade; 94th, 5th grade; 84th, 6th grade
The general wisdom I received from others on this board is that a child will be comfortable working at the grade level where they are about 90-95th percentile. So if you are looking for enrichment/afterschooling materials, these scores would suggest 6th grade reading, 4th grade language arts, and 5th grade math as a starting point right after the tests were taken. If that was several months ago, she may be another grade up by now; have her tell you if she knows the material already before you buy. Sometimes you can get free placement tests online that will help.
There is also a debate about how much reading instruction you need to provide to a child who has passed out of the elementary-level reading ability. At some point it becomes more important to focus on interesting books that you can discuss the themes of, and less important to read books that are just at a more difficult reading level based on sentence structure and vocabulary. I won't enter the debate about where that line is.
My personal opinion: giftedness is a label we apply to part of a spectrum. Sometimes it's helpful to understand that your child fits into a label because you can find out information about the label that might apply to your child. But whether your child is gifted or not, the important task is to keep them happy and learning at their own level and pace. MAP scores tell you little or nothing about giftedness, but they do tell you something about what your child is ready to learn next.
Welcome and good luck!
Last edited by ljoy; 04/07/14 09:49 AM.
