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Reading Grade Levels
This may seem like a silly question, but I've been wondering for a while.
When it's said that a child is reading at a particular grade level (say, grade 1), does that mean the level at which they should be reading at the BEGINNING of that grade level or at the END of it? I ask primarily because my daughter has been coming home with Accelerated Reader reports on books she's been reading at school, and these reports include the book's grade level. She is in first grade, and most of the books she's reading at a level of 1.5 or above. So that made me wonder whether 1.5 is where she SHOULD be halfway through the first grade or whether it's the level at which a child in the middle of the second grade would be expected to be read. It's not that I particularly CARE whether she's where she should be or ahead, only that I'm curious! Can anyone shed some light? -- Be well, Barbara |
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Reading Grade Levels
Circe wrote: This may seem like a silly question, but I've been wondering for a while. When it's said that a child is reading at a particular grade level (say, grade 1), does that mean the level at which they should be reading at the BEGINNING of that grade level or at the END of it? I ask primarily because my daughter has been coming home with Accelerated Reader reports on books she's been reading at school, and these reports include the book's grade level. She is in first grade, and most of the books she's reading at a level of 1.5 or above. So that made me wonder whether 1.5 is where she SHOULD be halfway through the first grade or whether it's the level at which a child in the middle of the second grade would be expected to be read. It's not that I particularly CARE whether she's where she should be or ahead, only that I'm curious! Can anyone shed some light? -- 1.5 is the fifth month of first grade. HTH. Barbara |
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Reading Grade Levels
"Barbara" wrote in message
oups.com... Circe wrote: This may seem like a silly question, but I've been wondering for a while. When it's said that a child is reading at a particular grade level (say, grade 1), does that mean the level at which they should be reading at the BEGINNING of that grade level or at the END of it? I ask primarily because my daughter has been coming home with Accelerated Reader reports on books she's been reading at school, and these reports include the book's grade level. She is in first grade, and most of the books she's reading at a level of 1.5 or above. So that made me wonder whether 1.5 is where she SHOULD be halfway through the first grade or whether it's the level at which a child in the middle of the second grade would be expected to be read. It's not that I particularly CARE whether she's where she should be or ahead, only that I'm curious! Can anyone shed some light? -- 1.5 is the fifth month of first grade. HTH. Yes, it does, thanks! So that means a child should be reading at grade 2 upon entry to grade 2. Cool! -- Be well, Barbara |
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Reading Grade Levels
"Circe" wrote in message news:d8SGf.25161$sA3.5436@fed1read02... This may seem like a silly question, but I've been wondering for a while. When it's said that a child is reading at a particular grade level (say, grade 1), does that mean the level at which they should be reading at the BEGINNING of that grade level or at the END of it? I ask primarily because my daughter has been coming home with Accelerated Reader reports on books she's been reading at school, and these reports include the book's grade level. She is in first grade, and most of the books she's reading at a level of 1.5 or above. So that made me wonder whether 1.5 is where she SHOULD be halfway through the first grade or whether it's the level at which a child in the middle of the second grade would be expected to be read. It's not that I particularly CARE whether she's where she should be or ahead, only that I'm curious! Usually 1.5 would be 1st grade, 5th month, so exactly where she should be. 1.9/2.0 would be end of first, beginning of 2nd. Can anyone shed some light? -- Be well, Barbara |
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