Guest guest Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 > > What do you think? I confess, I don't really know what the > point of the testing is or what impact it's likely to have > on his life. STAR testing is a reading test. Its impact depends on how your school is using it. It is to determine a child's reading level based on national results. He will be given a score, actually I think several scores, related to reading that show what grade level he is reading at. For example that might say he is at 5.3, which would be 5th grade, the 3rd month of school. For our school, it was just another way to determine where kids are at. Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 You should check with your school to verify, but most schools use STAR testing more as a way to measure the school's performance than any individual child's. Most schools don't consider it at all in a student's grade or academic records at all, although typically the results are part of the student's file. If you look into how the test is treated in your area, and discover that it really is more about assessing the school and teacher performance, then I'd just tell your son to relax, do his best, but it's not testing HIM. If it will have an impact on him or his grade -- or if the test situation is just stressful for him in general, then I think I'd pursue getting accomdations that won't make him feel like it's a failure experience. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Here in CA it stands for Standardized Testing and Reporting and it tests english and math. In older grades, science, social studies and history are included.My son with PDD-NOS won't take the tests until next year when he is in 2nd grade, but the 504 team all agreed that he would get extra time on these when the time comes. My brother says he tries to be discreet about kids who get extra time on tests. They finish as much as they can in class, then can later go to a separate room to finish the test so their peers don't see them taking extra time. Knowing you are working slower than others in class can cause a lot of anxiety, from what I remember in school.Hope this helps. > >> > What do you think? I confess, I don't really know what the> > point of the testing is or what impact it's likely to have> > on his life.> > STAR testing is a reading test. Its impact depends on how your school> is using it. It is to determine a child's reading level based on> national results. He will be given a score, actually I think several> scores, related to reading that show what grade level he is reading> at. For example that might say he is at 5.3, which would be 5th> grade, the 3rd month of school. For our school, it was just another> way to determine where kids are at.> > Ruth> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 > > You should check with your school to verify, but most schools use STAR testing more as a way to measure the school's performance than any individual child's. Most schools don't consider it at all in a student's grade or academic records at all, although typically the results are part of the student's file. I'm sure this is true with some schools, but our schools use it to help determine what reading level to put the kids at and to identify kids with reading problems. It is not the only thing they consider though. If someone did horrible on the STAR but it was evident in the classroom that their reading level was much higher than STAR indicated, I don't think that would be an issue. They also take the Stanford Achievement Test, state reading and writing exams, school district benchmarks, as well as informal classroom tests. I'm wondering why you are concerned with just this one test? Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 , When my son took the STAR exam, the CAHSEE, etc., he was removed from the regular classroom and took the exams with the RSP teachers. The other kids were so involved in their own tests that they never realized he wasn't in the room and had no idea what he was given extra time on everything but the CAHSEE. Debbi in SO CA Mom to 19 and doing fantastically at the community college and even has a girl friend! > > > > > > What do you think? I confess, I don't really know what the > > > point of the testing is or what impact it's likely to have > > > on his life. > > > > STAR testing is a reading test. Its impact depends on how your school > > is using it. It is to determine a child's reading level based on > > national results. He will be given a score, actually I think several > > scores, related to reading that show what grade level he is reading > > at. For example that might say he is at 5.3, which would be 5th > > grade, the 3rd month of school. For our school, it was just another > > way to determine where kids are at. > > > > Ruth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 I asked Bam's special day class teacher about it and it turns out it's all taken care of - she will be adminstering the test, with breaks, snacks etc, as needed. Boy, it's nice not to have to reinvent the wheel every time! Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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