We really like the Measuring Up materials. Our initial TAKS scores show 95% in Reading and 94% in Math. We also were 96% in Science and 97% in Writing. We believe the measuring materials were a major factor in our good reading and math scores.
-Rick Sandlin, Principal, Wake Village Elementary, Texarkana, Texas ISD
We really like the Measuring Up materials. Our initial TAKS scores show 95% in Reading and 94% in Math. We also were 96% in Science and 97% in Writing. We believe the measuring materials were a major factor in our good reading and math scores.
-Rick Sandlin, Principal, Wake Village Elementary, Texarkana, Texas ISD
We really like the Measuring Up materials. Our initial TAKS scores show 95% in Reading and 94% in Math. We also were 96% in Science and 97% in Writing. We believe the measuring materials were a major factor in our good reading and math scores.
-Rick Sandlin, Principal, Wake Village Elementary, Texarkana, Texas ISD
These best practices and suggested implementation methods were written by practicing teachers and have been "student tested" to work in the classroom. These examples demonstrate program flexibility and the ease of use for incorporating into your existing curriculum. We hope you find these suggestions helpful.
Suggested Instructional Plans for Student worktexts, e-Path Assess Online Assessments, and print or online Diagnostic Practice Tests
Measuring Up is a dynamic program students can use to help them improve their skills!
Having used the program in many different types of classroom settings, I have found the program to be extremely flexible. This flexibility extends to meeting the needs of my students’ various aptitudes, to time constraints with scheduling, and meeting the standards.
This is not “teaching to the test.” This is teaching the standards in a concise way that allows your students to perform well on the test.
This program can be used for whole class, small group, or individualized instruction.
It can be all three in one class period!
It maximizes the students’ learning with minimal prep time for the teacher.
I love this worktext because it is structured in such a way that each lesson builds on the last. With most anthologies, unless you teach every single story/unit, you have to supplement your curriculum with outside materials for your students to get each literary, poetry, or dramatic term as dictated by the standards. Some stories are just too long to teach with the time constraints and limitations we have in the classroom. The Measuring Up worktext’s short stories are that, short! You can cover each lesson knowing that your students are getting all of the required state standards!
The premise of the program is simple!
Worktexts provide you with mini-lessons that cover specific standards.
Formative and diagnostic assessments test all the standards and link to the instruction in the worktexts to help you monitor how students are doing and provide them with more practice when needed.
Once you understand this, the program can be used in vastly different ways:
