Originally Posted by Loy58
Thank you, everyone - if nothing else, I no longer feel alone in my concerns about DD. smile

apm221 - interesting that it took your DD becoming a DYS for the school to notice.

blackcat - yes, it could be that we simply need the MAP test with the higher ceiling, but I'm not sure that will happen.

KADmom - interesting. I actually DID expect less growth and less growth was projected, because the score was already high. Multiple test periods with no growth, though - that concerns me.

MoN - WOW. I don't think that is how MAP tests are usually used. That probably makes the tests completely useless for any high achievers.

Nearly so. Most of these benchmarking and progress monitoring tools (MAP, GRADE, STAR, EasyCBM, DIBELS, AIMSweb, etc.) are intended to facilitate RTI/MTSS, which is the public health model-inspired system of screening and progressively-intense supports for those performing below grade-level expectations. Occasionally, one can glean some useful info for high-achievers from grade-level testing, but really, they are designed to identify and monitor low-achievers. Unless you use out-of-level testing, you'll probably be bumping into the ceiling on a regular basis.

...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...