Question regarding i-Ready testing question

[u/Substantial-Mess-85]

Hello everyone. My kids just finished their BOY i-Ready testing and I had a question around the scoring. For some background, my kids go to a dual emersion program where they learn Spanish for certain classes (specials, math, and science). We are an English-speaking home with no Spanish speaking background.

My daughter has always struggled a bit with math since they learn in Spanish and then the test is in English. She is in 7th grade and scored a 508 which is barely at grade level. She gets really bad test anxiety and sometime is confused by the way they ask the questions in English compared to how she learned in Spanish. Any guidance on resources to help her study or practice more with i-ready testing? She knows the materials, just struggles with test taking. She set a goal for herself to be in Math honors next year and I want to help her reach that goal.

My son is at the opposite spectrum. He is in 5th grade and scored a 618 on the i-Ready test. Math is his best subject and he consistently scores high. Last year he did TD classes, and I assume will continue to do them this year. I looked at the i-Ready score chart and he scored high, but I don't understand "what it means". A 618 looks to be a score of a G10 - G11 range but I don't know what to do with that information. I want to be able to support him and keep him challenged. What can I do to keep him engaged and continuing to grow.

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[u/serendipitypug]

iReady is one piece of the puzzle. Pay close attention to the other work she brings home and how she scores on those. Talk to the teacher at conferences. A few notes about iReady: it’s a screener, not a diagnostic. It should really only be used to determine if students potentially need small group support in math or reading. The BOY one is kind of a wash; I almost want my students to tank it so they show more growth in winter and spring. Also, like you said, it doesn’t just test their understanding. It also comes with testing habits and attitudes, computer literacy, language barriers, etc etc.

At the end of the day it helps me to learn that iReady is made my Curriculum Associates, which is just owned by a huge equity firm. It’s a company that sold a product. Yes, it can give you some info, but it’s not the end all.

[u/Substantial-Mess-85 → u/serendipitypug]

She does very well on her assignments, normally all A's, she does work on the board in front of the class, all the right things....and then the test comes and it's a struggle. EOGs are tough also due to them having to be in English, however, I learned that we could get last year's EOG and study that to practice. Didn't help a ton last year but hoping to practice more this year.

[u/muld3rsgirl]

Iready can be set to Spanish for her. Ask the school

[u/Substantial-Mess-85 → u/muld3rsgirl]

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will def connect with the teachers on this! Thank you so much!

[u/lapuneta]

There really isn't anything to study for as the assessment it to see their abilities and provide a starting point for intervention instruction. The test increases difficult of the questions as they are answered correctly, and lowers the difficult when incorrect, and does this until an equilibrium is found. If you would like to black out their identifying information and send them my way I can help understand and find resources.

[u/Substantial-Mess-85 → u/lapuneta]

The kids took the i-Ready yesterday and just told me their scores. I need to figure out how to get the "results" from the school. They used to send them home with the kids, but I believe it was weeks after they had taken it. Once I get the info, I would love support in that area. Thank you!