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RACHEL HARRI S

MAP Testing

Workshop Objectives
By the end of this workshop you will

understand what MAP testing is

Understand the purpose of MAP testing

Recognize ways MAP testing benefits students in
their classrooms

Recognize a variety of tools and strategies that can be
used at home to help your child grow

WHAT I S MAP?


WHY DO WE USE MAP?


WHAT DATA CAN BE DERI VED FROM MAP?
Map Overview
What is Map?
A computerized test that is meant to assess student
growth

Given in reading and math

With each correct answer, questions get harder and
vice versa
Why MAP Testing?
Students cant bottom out. The are able to
continue through questions above their grade level
to demonstrate understanding

A growth model as oppose to a proficiency test

Accountability
RIT Score

Percentile
Ranking

Ready for Instruction
Score

Equal interval scale that is
used to measure progress
from year to year

Does not indicate grade
level

Indicates where your child
stands in comparison to
other students of the same
age

Their score may increase
but their percentile may
decrease

Data, Data, Data
Reading Data
Lexile Framework
A correlation between the Lexile range and the RIT score
Allows for ease in picking out books anywhere
Levels books by the vocabulary and the complexity of the
sentences







Scholasticbookwizard.com
Teachers and the Data
Small Groups
Forming groups based on skill students need

Conferring
Meeting one on one with students to address individual needs

Whole Group Differentiation
Recognizing what students have mastered a concept before it is
taught

Acceleration
Students that need higher level material

.and a MAP score
We

Need

You!
Learn the Basics
Be Informed!

Track your childs growth

Start small

Work WITH your teacher

Advocate for your child



Score Ladders
Use these to keep tabs on what skills your child needs work on in
each strand
Work with your teacher to determine which strands to focus on
first
Do you ever feel like this??
Reading Strategies
The MORE they read, the better they get

Read WITH your child

Focus on referencing the text

Focus on VOCABULARY
Math Strategies
Problem solve together

Go over homework together

Integrate math into your daily conversations

Hold students accountable for their thinking
Weebly to the Rescue!!!
http://maptesting101.weebly.com

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