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Be your child's i-Ready cheerleader
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Three times a year your child will take a diagnostic assessment in reading and mathematics called i-Ready. All districts in South Carolina are required to administer a universal assessment screener during the first weeks of school to determine student achievement and to inform instruction. Below, you will find information about the i-Ready diagnostic assessment and online program and how we will be using it in our classrooms.
What is i-Ready?
i-Ready is an online program for kindergarten through 8th grade that helps teachers understand your child’s individual needs and monitor their progress all year long. As a compliment to the teacher's classroom lesson, i-Ready work adapts to students' individual needs, adjusting assessment questions to suit your child’s performance. i-Ready encourages students to take ownership of their learning as they receive real-time feedback and motivating messages, and earn credits for completing lessons that they can use to get rewards, such as games. Its purpose is not to give your child a grade but instead to determine where they need the most support.
The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade but to determine how to best support their learning.
i-Ready Online Instruction provides students with lessons based on their individual strengths and areas for growth. These lessons are interactive and provide strategic supports to keep your child engaged as they learn.
What can I do to help?
To help prepare your child for the i-Ready Diagnostic, encourage them to:
- Get a good night’s sleep and eat a full breakfast the day of the assessment.
- Try their best on each question and try not to rush.
- Try not to worry about questions they do not know—remind them that it is expected they will only get about half of the questions correct.
- Be respectful of other students who take longer to finish.
To support your child’s learning in i-Ready Online Instruction, you can:
- Discuss your child’s progress on their i-Ready lessons.
- Celebrate your child’s learning and growth.
Thank you for your continued support and for being a partner in your child’s learning! We look forward to sharing i-Ready information with you throughout the year.
Check out the tips below to help your child get the most out of i-Ready.
Download the iReady Parent Guide
iReady Presentation for Students
Understanding Your Student's i-Ready Diagnostic Results
You can also learn more about i-Ready by visiting i-ReadyCentral.com/FamilyCenterThank you for your continued support and for being a partner in your child’s learning! We look forward to sharing i-Ready information with you throughout the year.
Dr. Bernard Frost and Dr. Edwina Perrin Talk About How Teachers Are Using i-Ready Data
District 7 Celebrates Teacher i-Ready Champions
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District 7 celebrates the following teachers for helping students achieve the most growth on i-Ready assessments during the 2021-2022 school year. We congratulate these i-Ready Champions!
- Cleveland Academy of Leadership – LaTonya Littlejohn for math and Belva Howard for ELA
- Drayton Mills – Rosemary Foux for math and Dr. Tania Bauer for ELA
- EP Tod School – Kimberly Walton for math and Cierra Parrot for ELA
- Jesse Boyd – the entire 5th grade team tied for math – Kesonia Jones, Melody Nease, Jessica Gault, Kristin Roddy, and Jennifer Brelan – and Christy Hayes for ELA
- Mary H. Wright – Rachel Pickney for math and Kristy Turner for ELA
- Pine Street Elementary – April Volk for math and Reisha Caldwell for ELA
- Carver Middle – Patricia Brand for math and Gwen Craig for ELA
- McCracken Middle – Allison Sutton for math and Cameron Groke for ELA