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Lesson Plans for Preparing Students for the Diagnostic in i-Ready Pro

  • Engaging students in their learning and preparing for a Diagnostic are vital to getting good data. Middle school students need to understand why this work is important to them and how i-Ready contributes to their growth as individuals and as a class.
  • Use one of these middle school-specific lessons in which students reflect on their unique qualities and set relevant goals. Students will make connections between lesson activities and the Diagnostic to foster ownership of their learning process.

Learning Goal:

  • Get ready to take the Diagnostic.
  • Understand how the Diagnostic works and tips to take it.

GO TO SLIDES

Learning Goal:

  • Understand how data from the Diagnostic helps me know myself better and learn more.

Materials:

GO TO SLIDES

Learning Goal:

  • Understand how data from the �Diagnostic helps me know myself �better and learn more.
  • Reflect and set goals.

Materials:

GO TO SLIDES

Tips for Facilitation:

  • Plan when you’ll facilitate this lesson.
  • Review the slides and prepare to facilitate them.
    • There are detailed facilitation notes and talking points in the Notes section of each slide.
  • Once you’ve chosen the lesson you’ll facilitate, consider the following:
    • What components of the lesson will resonate with my students? These might be components to emphasize.
    • What support or scaffolds will my students need during the lesson activities?
    • What adjustments will I make to the lesson?

OPTION 1:

Get Ready �to Take the Diagnostic

OPTION 2:

How Does Diagnostic �Data Help Me?

OPTION 3:

How Does �Diagnostic Data Help Me? �Reflecting to Set Goals

10 min

15 min

30–45 min

�Middle School

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GRADES 6–8

Get Ready to Take the Diagnostic

�Option 1

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What We Will Cover

Things to Know

What to Expect

Introduction

Tips

Let’s Remember

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How to Log In

Schools have different ways they ask their students to log in to i-Ready. Choose which of the next three slides applies to your students and use that slide in your presentation.

Slide 5: Regular Login

Slide 6: Clever

Slide 7: ClassLink

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How to Log In (Regular Login):

Need more support? Access step-by-step instructions along with visuals of your student’s screen.

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Google™ is a distinctive brand feature of Google, Inc. Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

How to Log In (Clever):

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How to Log In (ClassLink):

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Your New i-Ready Experience

  • We heard you!
  • i-Ready has changed to meet your needs.
  • i-Ready Pro:
    • Is more student-friendly
    • Has an aged-up look and feel
    • Gives you opportunities for choice
    • Streamlines your learning to get you where you want to be faster
    • Was designed specifically for you!

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“Why are we taking the �i-Ready Diagnostic?”

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Understand what you �already know

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and what you �need to learn

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Make the best use of your learning time.

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Show what you know! �Try your best so you can show what you’ve learned.

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Online Lessons

If you try your best on the Diagnostic, �lessons will match what you need to learn.

The results of your Diagnostic decide �what lessons you will get.

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How does the Diagnostic work?

  • The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive test. This means the questions change based on your answers.
  • That is how the Diagnostic pinpoints what you know and what you need to work on.

Some questions will be

HARD

Some questions will be

EASY

Other questions will be JUST RIGHT for you

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What should you do?

Remember this test is adaptive! You should try your best but know that you’ll get questions you don’t know how to answer.

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Try your best. Do not rush, but do not spend too much time on any one question.

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Think about other tests you have taken and use strategies that have been helpful in the past.

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What should you do?

You will see questions you won’t know how to answer because you haven’t learned them yet. That is okay! Choose the best answer and move on.

Too Hard

Too Easy

Just Right

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Once you log in, you will see this:

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Next, you will see a screen like this:

Click to start your Diagnostic.

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Next, you will:

Go through the Introduction.

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Next, you will:

Click on each button �to watch a video �about each tool.

Click here to start the Diagnostic.

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When you finish:

Click here to see your results.

Click here to return to your dashboard.

When you are done,

you will see this:

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When you finish:

Use these slides to introduce the data review screens to your students if Show Diagnostic Score setting for your account is ON:

Slides 23-25

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View your results:

Click here to return to your dashboard.

Click here to see your results.

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Here’s what you know:

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Here’s what you need to work on:

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“What test-taking strategies have helped you in the past?”

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Helpful Tips

Take your time and do not rush.

If you get a question you have not learned yet, try your best.

For Math—Show your work on paper for every problem.

Always check your work.

For Reading—Read each passage carefully, and reread �the passage when necessary.

Read each question and answer choice carefully.

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Our Plan

After the Diagnostic, i-Ready creates a special report for you and your family.

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Our Plan

We can talk about:

  • Progress toward your growth goals
  • Your strengths and areas for growth
  • How you did

After the Diagnostic,

we can review your results and goals.

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Our Incentives

  • Class incentives
  • Individual incentives

Optional

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Reflections

  • Why is it important to try your best on the Diagnostic?
  • What strategies do you plan to use on your i-Ready Diagnostic?
  • What do you want to remember?

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GRADES 6–8

How Does Diagnostic Data Help Me?

�Option 2

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How to Log In

Schools have different ways they ask their students to log in to i-Ready. Choose which of the next three slides applies to your students and use that slide in your presentation.

Slide 34: Regular Login

Slide 35: Clever

Slide 36: ClassLink

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How to Log In (Regular Login):

Need more support? Access step-by-step instructions along with visuals of your student’s screen.

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Google™ is a distinctive brand feature of Google, Inc. Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

How to Log In (Clever):

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How to Log In (ClassLink):

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Your New i-Ready Experience

  • We heard you!
  • i-Ready has changed to meet your needs.
  • i-Ready Pro:
    • Is more student-friendly
    • Has an aged-up look and feel
    • Gives you opportunities for choice
    • Streamlines your learning to get you where you want to be faster
    • Was designed specifically for you!

​

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What do you think the training plan is for each �of these people?

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Why should these people have different training plans?

Share with a partner.

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What does it have to do with us?

    • Without coaching and training, you can’t �get better.
    • Everyone needs a different plan to reach �their unique goals.

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Understand what you �already know

​

and what you �need to learn

​

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Make the best use of your learning time.

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Show what you know! �Try your best so you can show what you’ve learned.

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Online Lessons

If you try your best on the Diagnostic, �lessons will match what you need to learn.

The results of your Diagnostic decide �what lessons you will get.

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How does the Diagnostic work?

  • The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive test. This means the questions change based on your answers.
  • That is how the Diagnostic pinpoints what you know and what you need to work on.

Some questions will be

HARD

Some questions will be

EASY

Other questions will be JUST RIGHT for you

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What should you do?

Remember this test is adaptive! You should try your best but know that you’ll get questions you don’t know how to answer.

​

Try your best. Do not rush, but do not spend too much time on any one question.

​

Think about other tests you have taken and use strategies that have been helpful in the past.

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What should you do?

You will see questions you won’t know how to answer because you haven’t learned them yet. That is okay! Choose the best answer and move on.

Too Hard

Too Easy

Just Right

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Once you log in, you will see this:

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Next, you will see a screen like this:

Click to start your Diagnostic.

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Next, you will:

Go through the Introduction.

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Next, you will:

Click on each button �to watch a video �about each tool.

Click here to start the Diagnostic.

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When you finish:

Click here to see your results.

Click here to return to your dashboard.

When you are done,

you will see this:

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When you finish:

Use these slides to introduce the data review screens to your students if Show Diagnostic Score setting for your account is ON:

Slides 54-56

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View your results:

Click here to return to your dashboard.

Click here to see your results.

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Here’s what you know:

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Here’s what you need to work on:

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“What test-taking strategies have helped you in the past?”

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Helpful Tips

Take your time and do not rush.

If you get a question you have not learned yet, try your best.

For Math—Show your work on paper for every problem.

Always check your work.

For Reading—Read each passage carefully, and reread �the passage when necessary.

Read each question and answer choice carefully.

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Our Plan

What goals might these people have?

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Why should their training plans be different?

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Share with a partner.

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Our Plan

We can talk about:

  • Progress toward your growth goals
  • Your strengths and areas for growth
  • How you did

After the Diagnostic,

we can review your results and goals.

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Our Incentives

  • Class incentives
  • Individual incentives

Optional

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Reflections

  • Why is it important to try your best on the Diagnostic?
  • What strategies do you plan to use on your i-Ready Diagnostic?
  • What do you want to remember?

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I pledge…

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GRADES 6–8

How Does Diagnostic Data Help Me?

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Reflecting to Set Goals

�Option 3

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How to Log In

Schools have different ways they ask their students to log in to i-Ready. Choose which of the next three slides applies to your students and use that slide in your presentation.

Slide 66: Regular Login

Slide 67: Clever

Slide 68: ClassLink

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How to Log In (Regular Login):

Need more support? Access step-by-step instructions along with visuals of your student’s screen.

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Google™ is a distinctive brand feature of Google, Inc. Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

How to Log In (Clever):

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How to Log In (ClassLink):

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Your New i-Ready Experience

  • We heard you!
  • i-Ready has changed to meet your needs.
  • i-Ready Pro:
    • Is more student-friendly
    • Has an aged-up look and feel
    • Gives you opportunities for choice
    • Streamlines your learning to get you where you want to be faster
    • Was designed specifically for you!

​

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What do you think the training plan is for each �of these people?

​

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Why should these people have different training plans?

Share with a partner.

​

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What does it have to do with us?

    • Without coaching and training, you can’t �get better.
    • Everyone needs a different plan to reach �their unique goals.

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Understand what you �already know

​

and what you �need to learn

​

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Make the best use of your learning time.

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The Diagnostic is important �because it helps you and your teachers . . .

Show what you know! �Try your best so you can show what you’ve learned.

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Online Lessons

If you try your best on the Diagnostic, �lessons will match what you need to learn.

The results of your Diagnostic decide �what lessons you will get.

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How does the Diagnostic work?

  • The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive test. This means the questions change based on your answers.
  • That is how the Diagnostic pinpoints what you know and what you need to work on.

Some questions will be

HARD

Some questions will be

EASY

Other questions will be JUST RIGHT for you

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What should you do?

Remember this test is adaptive! You should try your best but know that you’ll get questions you don’t know how to answer.

​

Try your best. Do not rush, but do not spend too much time on any one question.

​

Think about other tests you have taken and use strategies that have been helpful in the past.

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What should you do?

You will see questions you won’t know how to answer because you haven’t learned them yet. That is okay! Choose the best answer and move on.

Too Hard

Too Easy

Just Right

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Once you log in, you will see this:

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Next, you will see a screen like this:

Click to start your Diagnostic.

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Next, you will:

Go through the Introduction.

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Next, you will:

Click on each button �to watch a video �about each tool.

Click here to start the Diagnostic.

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Reflect and Set Goals

Remember . . .

    • You are reflecting on [your learning goals from last year/your i-Ready Diagnostic data from last year].
    • Data is not a competition; it is about you.
    • Challenge yourself by setting goals that will get you where you want to be.

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This Is Our Guide

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Observe and Reflect

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Motivate

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Take Action

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When you finish:

Click here to see your results.

Click here to return to your dashboard.

When you are done,

you will see this:

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When you finish:

Use these slides to introduce the data review screens to your students if Show Diagnostic Score setting for your account is ON:

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View your results:

Click here to return to your dashboard.

View your results.

Before September 7, 2025

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View your results:

Click here to return to your dashboard.

Click here to see your results.

After September 7, 2025

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Here’s what you know:

After September 7, 2025

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Here’s what you need to work on:

After September 7, 2025

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“What test-taking strategies have helped you in the past?”

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Helpful Tips

Take your time and do not rush.

If you get a question you have not learned yet, try your best.

For Math—Show your work on paper for every problem.

Always check your work.

For Reading—Read each passage carefully, and reread �the passage when necessary.

Read each question and answer choice carefully.

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Our Plan

After the Diagnostic, i-Ready creates a special report for you and your family.

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Our Plan

We can talk about:

  • Progress toward your growth goals
  • Your strengths and areas for growth
  • How you did

After the Diagnostic,

we can review your results and goals.

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Our Incentives

  • Class incentives
  • Individual incentives

Optional

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Reflections

  • Why is it important to try your best on the Diagnostic?
  • What strategies do you plan to use on your i-Ready Diagnostic?
  • What do you want to remember?

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I pledge…