New Review: i-Ready

Curriculum Associates' i-Ready Reading TEKS and i-Ready Math TEKS provide supplemental, digital resources to support instruction and intervention in reading and mathematics for students in grades K-12. Learning List reviewed reading and math resources for grades K-8.

i-Ready Diagnostic Assessments

An adaptive, diagnostic assessment is the core of the i-Ready instructional program.

• In reading, the diagnostic test assesses students’ learning level in the following domains: phonological awareness (K and 1), high-frequency words (K-3), phonics (K-4), vocabulary (K-8), and reading comprehension for literary and informational texts (K-8).

  
  

• Across grades K-8, the math diagnostic test assesses students’ learning in numbers and operations, measurement and data, algebra and algebraic thinking, and geometry.

Based on the results of the diagnostic assessments, students are assigned individualized learning paths made up of online video tutorials and teacher-led lessons. Assessment results also recommend students with similar learning needs for teacher-led, small-group instruction.

i-Ready Video Tutorials

In video tutorials, age-appropriate animated characters provide direct instruction and lead students through guided practice activities. Tutorials are interactive and provide immediate corrective feedback and explanations about why an answer is or is not correct. Tutorials end with a quiz, which students must pass with a score of 70% or higher (teachers may reset passing scores).

Teacher-led Instruction

Downloadable resources that support teacher-led individual, small group, or whole group instruction include “Step by Step” lesson plans and “Ways to Teach” activities.

• Step-by-step lesson plans provide in-depth instruction in a single skill.

  
  

• Ways to Teach suggests several activities or approaches to teaching a skill or reinforcing student learning.

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About Curriculum Associates*

Curriculum Associates' connected portfolio of assessments, evidence-based curricula, and professional learning provides teachers with insights and tools to better understand and support every learner. The company's products, which include i-Ready®, Ready®, and BRIGANCE®, provide teachers and administrators with flexible resources that deliver meaningful assessments and data-driven, differentiated instruction for children.

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