Intended to supplement literacy education as part of the state’s Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) grant program, the i-Ready software tool was chosen by the Texas Education Agency in part because it can accommodate personalization and Spanish-language students. A short video of the product on Curriculum Associates’ website shows a teacher viewing skills assessments for reading and math, then selecting applicable lessons in digital and print form for students individually. It also notes that the tool can monitor the time students take to complete and pass their lessons. Based on those assessments, the tool can cluster students into groups based on shared needs and create targeted instruction plans for them.
“This grant provides a great opportunity for Texas educators to drive student outcomes through the implementation of a high-quality blended learning model for reading,” Curriculum Associates CEO Rob Waldron said in a public statement. “Now, with the approval from the TEA, even more educators across the state will be able to use our proven online technology as they work to close learning gaps and support grade-level reading success for every student.”
