The school doesn't give any instruction above a third grade level so I find it odd how they expect children to achieve above grade level on standardized testing (anything over the 90th percentile is about 2-3+ grade levels advanced, there is a huge range for reading). A lot of it boils down to children becoming savvy multiple-choice test takers, not how advanced their reading really is.
I find this is the most annoying thing in a lof of the GATE program tests. They want kids with above grade achievement without any teaching at school. What a parent to do if they don't afterschool their children?
