PARENT GUIDE TO MAP

Dear Families,
Now that student-led conferences are finished and you have your child’s MAP results, we would like to share some information and links with you in order for you  to support your child in his/her areas of need.
For more information about the overall Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) process:
http://www.nwea.org/sites/www.nwea.org/files/resources/MAPBasicsOverview_0.pdf
The following NWEA Parent Toolkit was created as a resource and guide for parents. It includes Frequently Asked Questions, Tips for Parents, and a list of web sites for parents and kids:
http://www.nwea.org/sites/www.nwea.org/files/resources/ParentToolkit.pdf
We’d also like to provide you with 2 excellent resources for at-home practice. For each, you’ll need to look at your child’s Student Goal Setting Worksheet, which was shared with you at conferences.
For reading, look at your child’s RIT range by goal strand for Fall 2012. Use these numbers to select appropriate activities under each goal area. This website is aligned to Minnesota standards, so there are some discrepancies in the categorizing. Our suggestion for finding comprehension activities is to use the overall RIT score for reading.
    Website Wording                 MAP Wording
    Word Recognition, Analysis, and Vocabulary    Word Analysis and Vocabulary
     Comprehension: Narrative   Literal, Interpretive, and Evaluative Comprehension
     Comprehension: Informational    Literal, Interpretive, and Evaluative Comprehension
     Literature        Literature Response/Analysis
Here is the reading website:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm
For math, look at your child’s RIT range by goal strand for Fall 2012. Use these numbers to select appropriate activities under each goal area. For example, if your child’s RIT range for Geometry is 175-190, you would go to the click on the 171-180 and 181-190 links under Geometry and Measurement in order for find activities at your child’s level. Since Geometry and Measurement are grouped together, you would be looking for geometry skills, such as shapes.
Website Wording                 MAP Wording
Number and Operation                Computation and Number Sense
Geometry and Measurement        Geometry and Measurement
         Data Analysis                Statistics and Probability
Algebra                        Algebraic Concepts
Here is the math website:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/
We know that parent support and at-home practice are essential for student success. We hope you find these resources useful. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Sincerely,

The Discovery Elementary Team