Get the Most from Personalized Instruction
Schedule Time
Research indicates students achieve greater progress with Personalized Instruction when they use it 30–49 minutes per subject per week while maintaining a high Percent of Lessons Passed. However, one of the most common challenges for achieving target i-Ready instructional usage levels is answering the question, “Where do I find the time?” Agreeing on a clear goal for students’ usage of Personalized Instruction in advance and establishing a plan for when and how students will regularly access it will help students achieve their goals.
CLE: Scheduling i-Ready Personalized Instruction in Your Classroom
Use this Collaborative Learning Extension to support professional learning communities, grade-level teams, or any group of educators creating schedules that include i-Ready Personalized Instruction.
View PDFSchedules for Elementary School
Use these sample schedules to help you implement i-Ready Personalized Instruction in your elementary classroom.
View PDFSchedules for Middle School
Use these sample schedules to help you implement i-Ready Personalized Instruction in your middle school classroom.
View PDFPlanning Tool for Personalized Instruction (Teacher)
Make your plan for how students will use My Path Lessons, Teacher-Assigned Lessons, and/or Learning Games.
View PDFPlanning Tool for Personalized Instruction (Leader)
Make your plan for how teachers will use i-Ready when planning for teaching and learning.
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Prepare Your Students
When students understand what Personalized Instruction is and why they are working on lessons, they are more engaged and motivated to do their best. When starting online lessons, introduce the program as a new learning tool, familiarize students with the experience, establish routines, and set goals to get students off to a strong start.
Getting Students Ready for Personalized Instruction Presentation
Use this grade-level specific presentation to prepare your students to successfully engage in online lessons and motivate them to do their best.
Download PPTGetting Students Ready for Personalized Instruction Presentation (Spanish)
Use this grade-level specific presentation in Spanish to prepare your students to successfully engage in online lessons and motivate them to try their best.
Download PPTKindergarten Lesson: Introduction to Personalized Instruction
Use this lesson to help Grade K students understand the role of i-Ready Personalized Instruction as a learning tool by showing them the parts of an online lesson and the different ways they will interact with online lessons.
View PDFTips & Tools for Keeping All Students Engaged—by Age Group
Use these proven strategies to keep your students engaged and learning in i-Ready.
View PDFIdeas from Educators on Preparing Students for Personalized Instruction
Use this page to see how educators from around the country are using i-Ready to drive student success.
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Monitor and Respond
To monitor Personalized Instruction and make plans for further support, it’s important to develop a weekly routine of reviewing Student Lesson Alerts, Lesson Time-on-Task, and Percent of Lessons Passed. Each of these can help you determine how much progress students are making and where you can provide additional support.
Kit: Actively Monitor and Respond
Use these tips, planning resources, and analysis tools to actively monitor and respond to i-Ready Personalized Instruction.
View PDFPersonalized Instruction Worksheet
Use this worksheet to help review your students’ Personalized Instruction data and plan next steps.
View PDFPersonalized Instruction Action Plan (Leader)
Use this worksheet to help review your school’s or district’s Personalized Instruction data and plan next steps.
View PDFTeacher Planning Tool: Additional Support for Personalized Instruction
Use this editable PDF to capture notes and monitor students who need additional support with Personalized Instruction.
View PDFVideo: How To: Navigating the Personalized Instruction by Lesson Report
Watch this video and learn how to use the Personalized Instruction by Lesson report in i-Ready to help you actively monitor your students’ progress.
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Review and Discuss Data with Students
To further engage students in their learning during Personalized Instruction, teachers can provide opportunities to track progress, review their results, and celebrate classwide or individual successes.
Student Data Chat for Personalized Instruction
Use these protocols and resources when conferencing with your students about their data goals and growth.
View PDFStudent Data Trackers, Pledge Sheets, and Learning Reflections
Use one or more of these data trackers to motivate your students by helping them track their progress.
View PDFClass Data Trackers
Use the included artwork, available in large and small printouts, to post in your classroom or throughout the school and visually track your class’s progress toward its goals.
View PDFIdeas from Educators on Preparing Students for Personalized Instruction
Use this page to see how educators from around the country are using i-Ready to drive student success.
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Provide Support
Data from Personalized Instruction can provide guidance for how to group students by common areas of strength and opportunities for growth and how to provide strategic instruction that addresses specific skills.
Personalized Instruction Worksheet
Use this worksheet to help review your students’ Personalized Instruction data and plan next steps.
View PDFPersonalized instruction Action Plan (Leader)
Use this worksheet to help review your school’s or district’s Personalized Instruction data and plan next steps.
View PDFi-Ready Lesson Review and Planning Tool
Use this template to help you explore and analyze i-Ready Personalized Instruction lessons.
View PDFText Selector Tool
Use this document to help you find i-Ready texts for Grades K–8 aligned to the knowledge that you want students to build in social studies, science, literature, and art.
View PDFi-Ready Lesson and Word Lists
View this FAQ to access all available i-Ready lessons in Reading and Mathematics to support your planning.
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