What does a childs Quantile measure mean?
A Quantile measure indicates how well a child understands mathematical concepts and skills at his or her grade level. For example, a higher Quantile measure within a specific grade range indicates that the child probably has very few problems with grade-level material (textbooks and assignments) in school. A lower Quantile measure indicates that the child most likely struggles to understand and succeed with grade-level material. The Quantile Framework identifies materials and resources that are targeted to the childs learning frontier and, thus, will be challenging but not frustrating. The learning frontier is the range to which learning is focused50Q above and 50Q below the childs Quantile measure. In other words, once a childs Quantile measure and grade are known, mathematical concepts, topics, materials and resources can be identified within that same Quantile range. The real power of the Quantile Framework is in examining the growth of a childs mathematical achievement, wherever he
