You need to look at the type of books she is reading. Instead
of focusing on the 98 percent lets look at the book titles she is
reading. The STAR is only a vocabulary test. It is NOT a
comprehension test. So this problem may be comprehension.

So get a print out of all the books she has read this quarter.
Look at the titles. Look at the book levels. Here are a couple
of questions to answer from this printout.

What level are the books?

What is your child's ZPD level?

How often is she testing?

Is she reading things he is interested in?

Help her pick books at his level and talk it over with the
teacher.

Now you you got at the bottom of this issue? That is
comprehension. Teachers don't use individual AR books to teach
comprehension. Comprehension comes from reading books at the
independent level(comfort level) books. It doesn't come from
reading too hard, long or difficult levels. So your child is
somehow choosing the wrong books OR not reading them.

Reading and comprehension lesson come from the regular reading
curriculum. AR is a supplement that monitors independent
reading.

Your school does need to look at the rewards sytem but AR states
that growth in comprehension takes place if the child scores
between 80 percent and 100 percent. If students are getting too
many 60 percents they are not reading appropriate level books.

Deb ms/IA

> On 10/22/09, Kate wrote:
>> My 2nd grader scored 99% on the assessment test (and 98% in
>> first grade so it isn't a fluke)...but fails many of the ar
>> tests she takes. It took us a while to get to the bottom of
>> the issue -- but my question is how to get the teachers to
>> teach the importance of reading and comprehending vs
>> getting a good grade on the test? They give awards each
>> week if you get a 100% on an ar test..but no one even tells
>> us if they get a 60% or worse...they ignore it (teachers
>> do) until the report card comes out.
>>
>> So, how do I communicate a better way to help the kids
>> through this?

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