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Deonne -- They didn't do a fall K MAP so the only two we have are last spring and this fall, unfortunately.

So, she's a strong writer -- good handwriting and very good spelling so that shouldn't be a factor in holding her back. I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop, but who knows maybe they will impress me!

Can you get your hands on the Iowa Acceleration Scales? There is an objective checklist you can use for both subject and full-grade acceleration to see if your child would be a good candidate. We used the form successfully to get a full grade skip for my son.

This discussion has been very enlightening to me, thanks for starting it! It inspired my own thinking about DS8's reading level, which I posted elsewhere on here.

I am envious of those of you who have MAP scores, apparently our school does nothing like this for assessment and I wish they did because it sounds like a very useful tool for advocating for your kid.

It seems to me that perhaps the teacher thinks she was reading on the 3rd grade level because that is the highest level they have offered your dd and she read it well. But they didn't offer her anything higher. It does seem strange that she didn't take the test scores more seriously. I mean, why do the assessment if you are not going to use it to meet the needs of the student?!

LNEsMom -- so glad to hear it! Gosh you'd think it'd be helpful but so far it isn't -- so we'll see!