Emily and I took our oldest son to a school board meeting last night. He was presented an award for being one of the top readers in his school. The district uses a computer-based testing system to evaluate how well the students have understood the material in various books they read. Depending on how well they do on the test, how difficult the book is judged to be, and their current age/grade, they are assigned a certain number of points for each test they pass. My son read all of the Harry Potter books over the summer and since they were judged to be several grade levels above my son's current grade, he scored big points on each of those tests. That series gave him a big head start, but he didn't stop there. He reads all the time and just keeps racking up the points. The superintendent presented awards to the top four students based on the points they had earned so far during the year.
My son received a certificate stating he had about 230 points. Apparently he was the top scorer; the second student had about 140 points! Wow. I think it's great that he has learned to read so well and he loves it so much! I don't think there's any academic skill more valuable at his age and I think it's great he has embraced it so well.
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