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WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD’S RIT SCORE

BE?

An Elementary

How Can a Student

Improve MAP scores?

Parent Guide to

Just as a doctor has a chart showing the most

common height of people at certain ages, NWEA

Working on a chosen goal area at home

MAP Testing

has prepared a chart showing average RIT

and with the teacher or tutor is the best

scores for students at the end of Kindergarten

way to improve scores. Reading as much

through Grade 5.

as possible, becoming fast and accurate

with math facts, and checking writing to

Grade

Reading

Language

Math

make sure it makes sense are other good

ways for children to improve in school and

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on MAP.

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Here are two websites where students

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can work on web-based learning activities

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and practice skills to help them achieve

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MAP

stands for "Measures of

goals.

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Academic Progress." It is a three part

test covering Reading, Language

GENERAL MATH MAP PRACTICE:

In each subject, the RIT number is linked to a set

Usage, and Math. Using a computer,

of skills. These are the skills that the child is

students take MAP in the fall, winter,

answering correctly around 50% of the time – in

ages/studentlinks/map/

and again in the spring. When they

other words, the child’s instructional level. These

take a MAP test, they get a score

skills need to be mastered for the child to move

G K-1 Math Practice:

called a RIT.

forward.

ages/studentlinks/math/K-1math.htm

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR CHILD’S MAP

WHAT DOES MAP DO?

SCORE?

You may have a chart in your home on

For G2-3 Math Practice:

which you mark your child’s height at

We like for parents to have MAP scores so they can

certain times, such as his or her

see what areas their children might want to work on

ages/studentlinks/math/2-3math.htm

birthday. This is a growth chart. It

in school. We call these Goal Areas, or Strands.

shows how the child has grown from

Goal Areas for reading, language, and math are

For G 4-5 Math Practice:

one year to the next. MAP scores can

presented in this brochure. It is a good idea to make

a goal for one MAP goal area and work with your

become an academic growth chart

ages/studentlinks/math/4-5math.htm

child and his or her teacher to build a plan on how to

showing how much a child has grown

improve that goal area.

in Reading, Language, and Math skills.

Then after each MAP test parents and children

MAP tests are adaptive: they change

together can see the areas of growth and choose a

[Customized

READING:

for each student as they are taking the

new area to work on. Your child’s teacher can also

ages/stude

help you with this.

test.

Turnkey Training

ntlinks/map/reading.htm

Pay attention to your child’s classroom work and

MAP is one point of data only. We use

Courseware]

tests, report card, and comments from the teacher.

the information to improve student

These are other good ways to find out how your child

Create a lifelong love of

learning.

is doing in school.

learning!

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