Mason's 2nd Trimester Overview

If you easily get nauseated, you may want to stop reading because I'm going to brag a lot about how proud I am of my Mason.  I had a conference with his teacher the other day and she just couldn't have had more good things to say about him.  She said he was a model student and that she'd love to just take him home with her.  Here is a copy of some of his scores.

The one that I am most proud of is his Lexile Reading Level.  He scored 449 - proficient is 150 or higher!  She said that he is basically at a 3rd grade reading level.  He scored advanced in his Reading RIT and Math RIT - she's putting him in the challenge reading group now.  As far as fluency, he read 85 words per minute with 99% accuracy.  His Math Unit test average is 98%.  He knows his 1st and 2nd grade sight words and is now working on enrichment words.

He doesn't do well while being timed.  She said he slows down when he's timed and rushes when he's not timed.  He only solved 11 addition problems in 3 minutes and 8 subtraction problems in 3 minutes which technically puts him in the "At risk" category but she says not to worry because he's doing very well on his unit tests.  She wants us to hit the flashcards.

Here are the 2nd Trimester Comments from his teacher.

I'm honored to be Mason's teacher!  His everyday desire to please & application of strategies taught is impossible to overlook!  His growth in reading is remarkable.  Self-correcting and appropriate expression show his comprehension.  Decoding multi-syllable words, drawing conclusions, and recalling details are higher-level skills we'll continue to work on.  Math concepts are learned with confidence and Mason is doing better job explaining reasoning strategies.  His scores indicate a reading to think about math in a more abstract way.  So, we'll give the challenge mat group a try.  Timed math fact or any other time limitations don't always showcase his actual abilities, however I'd like to see him produce more during "fantastic facts"  Writing can be a laborious task, but Mason has many strengths in this area including vivid descriptions, interesting word choices, and strong voice.  Let's work on run-on sentences, list conventions, and consistently neat handwriting - he can do it!  Look forward to fostering his positive progression even further in our final trimester.