Hi,
My daughter, who is 9 and in the 4th grade, took the NWEA this fall and I just got her results today.
I was curious about her Reading scores, because IMHO, they are really low and she is an avid reader and her recently tested AR level range is from 4.6 to 8.5.
Here are her Reading Scores:
SP11 (Spring 2011)/ 1st Grade / RIT 203/ 96th percentile
FA11 (Fall 2011) / 2nd Grade / RIT 213 /99th percentile
SP12 (Spring 2012)/ 2nd Grade / RIT 216 / 96th percentile
FA12 (Fall 2012) / 3rd Grade/ RIT 216/ 96th percentile
SP13 (Spring 2013)/ 3rd Grade / RIT 221 /93rd percentile
FA13 (Fall 2013) / 4th Grade / RIT 213 / 82nd percentile
Edited to add her Lexile Measure is reported as 735-885, which is a 7th to 8th grade level on the Lexile to Grade Correspondence chart I reviewed online.
I talked to her teacher in October about the NWEA and two things she mentioned to me were: The test changes between 2nd and 3rd grade, so you can't compare 1/2nd grade to 3rd or higher (which seems useless to me, but OK, whatever) and she also said that she doesn't really think that the NWEA scores are accurate since they are not testing for the curriculum that is being taught (so why on earth are our kids taking them at all!)
Anyhow, I am concerned about the RIT dropping steadily and then plunging this year. DD is a great reader, has excellent comprehension and can read books up to the 8.5 level. I have parent teacher conference next week and given the previous comments the teacher made in October, I am wondering what are the sort of things I should be asking her about this test score.
Do you think I should be concerned.
All other areas of the NWEA were, IMHO, great scores. 95th percentiles and higher, all showing growth. Reading is perplexing me.
Last edited by kelly0523; 11/08/13 07:56 PM.
