i-Ready Efficacy Study Meets Evidence for ESSA’s Moderate Evidence

This research explores the impact of i-Ready on students in Grade 5 as it relates to the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), Massachusetts' state testing system. Results for both mathematics and English language arts showed that even students who did not use i-Ready Personalized Instruction as recommended scored higher on the MCAS.

Explore the nuances of the data and the detailed conclusions of the report.

National Center on Intensive Intervention

National Center on Intensive Intervention's evaluation of i-Ready as an Academic Screening Tool and Progress Monitoring Tool

Tools for Instruction

Downloadable lesson plans, available in English and in Spanish. These lessons offer abundant opportunities for reading, writing, and speaking about texts.

i-Ready Stretch Growth® as a Path toward Proficiency

Across the United States, more students are below grade level in reading and mathematics now than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the impacts of the pandemic on reading and mathematics performance, average student growth will not be sufficient. Instead, students will need to demonstrate an increase in the rate of growth to “catch up” from unfinished learning, especially those students who were performing below grade level before the pandemic and experienced disproportionate levels of unfinished learning. How do we get more students back on track for grade-level proficiency? Report released November 2022.

Evidence to Support Historically Marginalized Student Groups

Curriculum Associates analyzed data from students in Grades K–5 who took the i-Ready Diagnostic during the 2020–2021 school year. This study also examined differences among historically marginalized student groups, including students of color, students with socioeconomic disadvantages, English Learners, and students with disabilities. In both Reading and Mathematics and across all grade levels, students using i-Ready with fidelity (i.e., a minimum of 30–49 minutes per subject per week for at least 18 weeks) and who received an overall Lesson Quiz pass rate of 70 percent scored significantly higher on the spring i-Ready Diagnostic than their counterparts who did not use i-Ready with fidelity. The results of this study suggest i-Ready can be an effective intervention for historically marginalized student groups.

i-Ready Personalized Instruction Grades K–8 Mathematics Scope and Sequence: Coherence of the Key Concepts

i-Ready Personalized Instruction lessons show coherence of the key concepts and progression of learning across Grades K–8. The following scope and sequence shows how students build understanding on previously learned foundational skills. These lessons, along with the extra lessons that can be assigned by teachers, address the TEKS Focal Points.