So bear in mind that my class is made up of 4th and 5th graders.

Their reading range is 1.7 - 6.7. That's first grade , seventh month to sixth grade seventh month. The median is 4.7. I think that's a fairly typical range for a single grade at my school. But with two grade levels, I have double the material I am suppose to cover in theory. There is no time for hand holding in a combo class. The two low guys are my resource kids of course. Both of whom, according to their third grade teachers, should not have been put into a combo, however, they do also say that they are good kids. So, on the bright side, my median is good. It means I really can choose novels of the appropriate level to do whole class. And, I've made some really good progress with low, hardworking students.

Veronica