STAR reading report

So apparently sometime this week Aidan took a "STAR Reading computer adaptive reading test".

His Grade Equivalent (GE) score was 1.3, which means that he reads at a level equal to that of a typical first grader after the third month of the school year. (Right on target!)

His Percentile Rank (PR) score was 61 which means that Aidan reads at a level greater than 61% of other students nationally in the same grade which is average.

His Instructional Reading Level (IRL) is "PP" which means "Pre-primer". Basically that he is at least 80% proficient reading pre-primer words and books. (Not sure what that means - what is "pre-primer"?)

His Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is 1.3-2.3 which means that he should be selecting books from that range (I'm guessing this means to pick books for first and second graders, although how I know what grade level a book is on isn't always clear).

So he's doing great on his reading skills! We're very proud because he got this AS WELL AS A HONOR ROLL this 9 weeks. What a smart cookie