The Test My Kid Blog

Clear answers about how your child is doing in school.

Practical, growth-minded guidance on math, reading, grade-level expectations, and the test scores schools use, written for parents who want to know where their child really stands.

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Is my child on track?

Is My Child Reading at Grade Level?

A plain-English guide to what 'reading at grade level' means, how schools measure it with Lexile and MAP, and how to check at home whether your child is on track.

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Is my child on track?

How to Tell If Your Child Is Behind in Math

Grades and gut feelings are unreliable. Here are the concrete signs a child is behind in math, what the word really means, and how to get an objective read this week.

6 min read