Ds7 (second grade) starts the 25th. We have to make an appointment (mandatory that we do so) for them to do a reading test for guided reading before the start of school. I actually think I like this better than wasting a week or two to test all the kids. I hope they do place her better this year. She ended grade 1 finishing level "o". She was in the same group all year (all second graders in her 1/2 multi grade class. They moved very slow through each book (a chapter each night).