Getting the Most Out of Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards

i-Ready Supports Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards

Our teams are committed to supporting Florida educators with updates to i-Ready for the 2021–2022 school year that reflect the latest Florida Department of Education guidance. 

i-Ready’s Flexibility Will Support Your Transition

Whether you have started to transition to the B.E.S.T. Standards or continue to use LAFS or MAFS, i-Ready will continue to support you with both sets of standards included in the i-Ready Diagnostic and i-Ready Personalized Instruction.

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For Grades K–2 Reading standards, LAFS information is available as a reference for students in higher grades in need of such content and is not a crosswalk.

Designed for the B.E.S.T.! New Florida B.E.S.T. Programs and Features for 2022–2023

In keeping with Florida’s implementation timeline, we will be launching the following new programs and product features to align with the B.E.S.T. Standards for the 2022–2023 school year.

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ASSESS UNDERSTANDING OF B.E.S.T. STANDARDS

A new version of i-Ready Standards Mastery will be built from the ground up to assess grade-level proficiency on the B.E.S.T. Standards.

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BUILD FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS

Magnetic Reading Foundations, Florida B.E.S.T. Standards Edition, a new foundational skills reading program, will support foundational skills development for Grades K–2.

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BUILD READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS

Magnetic Reading, Florida B.E.S.T. Standards Edition, a new supplemental reading program, will support reading comprehension for Grades 3–5.

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ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MATH AND ENCOURAGE DISCOURSE

A new Grades K–8 program, Ready Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics, builds understanding through a balance of real-world and mathematical problems while engaging students in Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning (MTR) Standards fully integrated throughout each lesson. Embedded into the program, students will have multiple opportunities to practice skills to develop a degree of fluency by the end of each grade.

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EXPERIENCE DEEPER ALIGNMENT TO THE STANDARDS IN i-READY

Educators will benefit from an enhanced i-Ready Prerequisites report and new Grade-Level Scaffolding report for Reading aligned to the B.E.S.T. Standards that will be designed to help students access grade-level content.

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Teacher Toolbox: A One-Stop Spot for Teacher-Led Instruction

Thousands of standards-based Grades K–8 resources help teachers introduce new concepts, reteach standards, and reinforce prerequisite skills from earlier grades. Enhanced to meet the B.E.S.T. Standards.

Learn more about how we are supporting your transition to the B.E.S.T. Standards.

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