Originally Posted by CAMom
The other downside to DRA is that students in 3rd or 4th grade or above are required to write their answers. That works out fine if you're a 4th grader, but if you are a kindergartener reading at a 4th grade level, it's not the same. My son's school agreed to let him keep giving the answers orally until his age matched his reading level :-) Maybe you can work with yours!

This kind of stuff is a "gotcha" most parents do not see coming.