Why is my student working on skills I haven’t taught?

A student may be working on skills you haven’t taught yet because Classworks uses data to meet students at their instructional level, not just their enrolled grade level.

Classworks analyzes assessment data (the Universal Screener, progress monitoring results, or partner assessments) to identify skills a student is ready to learn.

This approach supports learning by:

• Addressing unfinished learning that may impact grade-level success
• Providing instruction at the level where the student is ready to learn
• Helping students progress more efficiently toward grade-level expectations

Teachers can review, adjust, or supplement assignments to align Classworks instruction with classroom pacing and goals.

Supporting Students

When a student is working on new skills, Classworks recommends:

Verify the student is ready for the content

• Are there skills earlier in the progression that they need to practice?
• Have they mastered skills in the progression at 80% or higher?
• Reassign instruction below 80% mastery.
• Students need to master those pre-requisite skills to be better equipped for the more challenging content ahead.
• Are there other skills this student needs to practice to be successful with the concepts being introduced in class?

Monitor the student's use of Wittly

Wittly is a learning assistant that restates the instruction in the ILP

• Addresses common misconceptions
• Personalized by the student
• All interactions are recorded and available to staff members

Support the student by modifying the Learning Path

When the skill falls outside of the learner's readiness:

• Turn off the skill to allow students to move on within the progression.
• Turn the skill on when the student is ready.

Act when the student's achievement indicates it is time for the challenge

• Prepare the student for new concepts by modeling the Mini Lesson to ensure they understand how to best utilize this instructional tool.
• These lessons set the stage for the new concept they are about to practice.
• When learning a new skill, students should be intentional as they walk through and interact with the Mini Lesson.

Efficiently plan small group instruction

• Check out the skills each group is working on in Classworks
• Use this information to inform your small group instruction to keep students challenged and growing