kalanamak Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I'm talking about the little "grade level" scores at the bottom. Does every child who can get through the paragraph get all or almost all the questions right? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 My son always scores much higher on McCall Crabbs than he does on standardized tests. He usually scores at least a couple of grade levels above his actual grade on MC, but is usually right at grade level on the standardized tests. I think it is because the standardized tests ask a lot more inferential questions than MC. I still like using McCall's though because it helps me track my son's progress. he's made steady improvement every year and it's nice to be able to see that. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Are you using the 3 minute time limit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 Are you using the 3 minute time limit? What, she says, three minute time limit? I think my son will have to 12 before that will happen. Even if I leave the room, the chatter and commentary on everything he reads is rather Energizer Bunny-like. But I'll try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Are you using the 3 minute time limit? Yes, I am. I think the reading requirements for children have changed drastically since McCall Crabbs was printed. This really became obvious to me recently when I was using the EPS Early Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject matter workbooks. They updated the workbooks and slightly changed the name to Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter (dropped the "Early" off the title) and the same grade level stuff in the new books was at least 2 grade levels tougher in my opinion. The McCall Crabbs Comprehension questions are mostly factual at the level my son has been doing them. He started with the first level in 1st grade, I think, and whatever level he is in now (he's done one level every year), he often scores between 7th and 8th or 9th grade. When we have done a little test prep for the IOWA, I've noticed at least half of the questions were inferential, which is a weak point for him. I have him take the test at the school, so I haven't seen it myself, but I have assumed that is why he always scores so much lower. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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