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The ARM score is norm-referenced so that you can tell at a glance how a student is doing. If a student’s ARM score is 1.1 and they are a third grader in month 1 of the school year, then that student is two full grades behind. If you have one student that who scores a 6.34 and another that who scores a 6.14, the first is two months further advanced in mastery than the second. Some kindergarten students may have a negative ARM score. For instance, a child with a -0.31 ARM score has about 3 months of learning before they are ready for kindergarten work.
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The best way to use the ARM Score is to consider the ARM PR. Reading Assistant has established cutlines consistent with the cutlines those set by State Departments of Education and other educational technology assessments.
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No. The ARM score is not driving the student practice experience. Reading Assistant uses a separate algorithm to recommend content to students. This algorithm takes into account the student’s recent fluency performance as well as text complexity. For example, you may see students displaying a 2.0 ARM but receiving kindergarten or first-grade-level stories as practice resources.
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Yes! Beginning with the 24/25 school year, the ARM score is available in English and Spanish on the same GLE scale in both English and Spanish.
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