NWEA MAP explanations and resources
NWEA Parent tool kit
Attached is the Parent Toolkit to help you understand the MAP standardized testing for grade 1-7.
Some great websites for children are also included
Parent Toolkit NWEA_Parent_Toolkit_SHCS.pdf
What is a lexile score?
At Sacred Heart Catholic School, students are tested in two ways in which they receive a Lexile score, Map and SRI. In order for everyone to have a better understanding of Lexiles, we have included this memo, the explanation from the official website. If you need further information or need help finding appropriate books please visit
www.lexile.com
Click on Lexile tools, Find a book, type in your child's lexile score noted on the MAP results.
This is a great website to help your child improve comprehension and vocabulary.
Understanding lexile scores Lexile.doc
What is a RIT score?
The RIT Scale is a curriculum scale that uses individual item difficulty values to estimate student achievement. An advantage of the RIT scale is that it can relate the numbers on the scale directly to the difficulty of items on the tests. In addition, the RIT scale is an equal interval scale. Equal interval means that the difference between scores is the same regardless of whether a student is at the top, bottom, or middle of the RIT scale, and it has the same meaning regardless of grade level.
RIT scales, like scales underlying most educational tests, are built from data about the performance of individual examinees on individual items. The theory governing scale construction is called Item Response Theory (IRT). NWEA uses a specific IRT model conceived by Danish mathematician, Georg Rasch, (1901-1980). Rasch is best known for his contributions to psychometrics, and his model is used extensively in assessment in education, particularly for skill attainment and cognitive assessments.
Characteristics of the RIT Scale include:
- It is an achievement scale.
- It is an accurate scale.
- It is an equal interval scale.
- It helps to measure growth over time.
It has the same meaning regardless of grade or age of the student.
Web Sites for Kids and Parents
Mathematic games for K-8
www.aaamath.com
www.coolmath.com
www.funbrain.com
www.aplusmath.com
www.edhelper.com
www.sumdog.com
Mathematic games for gr. 5-8
www.mathforum.org/dr.math/
www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
Math Games by RIT Score and Strand
More Math Games by RIT Score and Strand
MATH LESSON RETEACH AND REVIEW gr 3-8: www.khanacademy.org
Language Arts/Reading
www.funbrain.com
www.merriam-webster.com
www.vocabulary.com
www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words
Search for books at your child's comprehension level using www.lexile.com
This will help build vocabulary and improve comprehension skills.
More web sites to help your child at home
Check out the great computer games that will help your child meet their growth goal.
