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Freaking out about Saxon placement test
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:24 am
by kkapfe
My daughter (previously homeschooled until this year, now in private school 3rd grade) just took the saxon placement test. According to their scores, she should begin in book 76. Is this crazy for an 8 year old? We went through the test together and I explained a new concept if we came across one however, she supplied the answers and then did some extra problems that I made up to show that she new how to do it. I am going to be bringing her home at Christmas break to be homeschooled again. Should I really put her in 76 or make her start 54 instead?
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:34 pm
by Theodore
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by mschickie
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by rhi
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by ruby.mein
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by rhi
Re: Freaking out about Saxon placement test
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:36 pm
by elliemaejune
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:40 am
by Theodore
Nice
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:30 am
by james710
I would start with 76 and if you find she is having a hard time with it then you can always go back to the 54 book. My concern is that you had to go over some of the concepts when she was taking the test. The best way to get an accurate assesment is to just let them do it. If they do not know a concept well then they could not do that problem and it gives you the information you need to know. You really want to make sure they she has a good foundation on basic arithmetic, fractions and so on as you are moving towards algebra. Now do I think an 8 year old can handle 76 yes there are some who are ready. Look at both books and see what you really think she can do.