60 percent is a D- or almost an F on most grading scales. If
they aren't getting 80 percent they aren't growing in their
reading skills. So they need to read the book more carefully
(or read it period, many kids take the test too soon), find a
book they can be successful with first (maybe reading level of
the book is too high), or possibly reread the book and retake
the test (you can eliminate the test if they want to retake
it.

If a child is reading at his/her comfort level, with
appropriate books there is no reason for kids to get below an
80 percent.

Deb ms/IA

On 9/07/09, Sheila wrote:
> We have used AR for years at our school in grades 4-8.
> Below that (grades pre-k-3) is is optional for the students
> to take tests. Sometimes a child scores below a 60 and gets
> no points at all. Our principal has listened to many
> parents gripe about that over the years. Can anyone tell me
> who that is handled at your school? The principal thinks
> they should still get some points or be able to retake the
> test, do a book report or something to get credit for
> reading a book. I say you can get 40% by watching a movie
> on some books, and just by probability with 4 choices, you
> should get a 25% just by guessing so should you get points
> for that? I'd like your thoughts on this please.

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