Testing the Boys for Reading Level

I tested Kit online for his reading level and with 2 different tests he scored on a 3.1 grade level! I'm not entirely buying it, but I guess he's doing better that I gave him credit for. His 2nd grade phonics workbook is the only 2nd grade thing he has not completed and it's because of slowing down with reading.

Richie did the same two tests and scored on a 4.8 grade level in both. I would have really never guessed that one! He is my delayed reader (well compared to the reading novels in Pre-school impression I have of modern public school demands). He didn't blend sounds into words until after 6 years old, whereas Kit was doing it before he turned 4.

He has also worked his butt off in Reading Comprehension this year. I started him with a critical thinking reading comp program for 3rd and 4th graders that brought him to tears every time, so we tossed it aside and I printed off worksheets online...starting on a 1st grade level. We did them together for months working our way up through 3rd grade. He finally took the leap back to the tear-inducing book around January and just tested 95% in RC on his standardized testing last week. The only question he missed was vocabulary related. I've learned my lesson and Kit will be starting off with the worksheets next year, not the book.