Thanks, everyone. If anyone knows of any MAP resources for reading RIT scores over 235, that would be great.
It is simply silly for DD to keep taking this test if she cannot make any progress on it. Since they all have to take it, she will keep hitting the same wall unless we help her. I don't think its a matter of her reading ability at this point, I think it's a matter of above-grade level material on the test that she simply has not been exposed to.
DD's score went up very little from winter to spring. Last fall I worked with her on advanced reading stuff, or at least had her take practice tests since we needed the stupid reading score for the g/t program, and her score jumped way up. But I haven't done that over the winter so her score basically plateaued. The school has NO instruction for reading above grade level (third grade)...other than the fact that they can read advanced books up through grade 5 independently. There is no instruction on the books. To do well on the reading tests kids would probably have to understand concepts like "what's the theme?" They may understand the book, but that doesn't mean they'll understand what a "theme" is. The teacher put together reading groups and gave up after 1-2 weeks. So how in the world would kids be able to answer questions that are several grades above their instructional level? They may have the capability to understand the concepts, but still have to be taught.
