1. September 29 – October 10, 2014

2. AREAS TESTED: MATH Operations and Algebraic Thinking Real and Complex Number Systems Geometry Statistics and Probability READING Literature Informational Text Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

3. Language Usage Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage Writing: Plan, Organize, Develop, Revise, Research Language: Understand, Edit Mechanics Science Physical Science Earth and Space Science Life and Environmental Science

4. Student Progress Report Student RIT (Blue Bar) : This is your child’s score based on the MAP assessment scale. District Grade Level Mean RIT (Orange Bar) : This shows the average score of all students in the Superior Diocese. Norm Grade Level Mean RIT (Yellow Bar) : This is the average score of all students who took the test in the U.S.A.

5. Lexile Range Grade 1 :Up to 300L 2:140L – 500L 3: 330L – 700L 4: 445L – 810L 5:565L – 910L 6: 665L – 1000L 7: 735L – 1065L 8:805L – 1100L 9: 855L – 1165L 10:905L – 1195L 11+:1210L

6. Percentile Range/RIT Score Percentile Range: This is the percent at which your child is performing compared to students being tested at the same grade level. RIT Score: The closer the student gets to a RIT score of 250 that harder it is for the student to make gains. The student is seeing material that is mostly well above grade level.

7. Curriculum Changes: Reading 6 th Grade: 1. Literature Vocabulary: synonyms instead of definitions. 2. Providing opportunities for practice of individual informational text reading. 3. Reinforcing strategies for informational text reading: snibbet tabs, defining bolded words, pre- reading questions.