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Teacher-facing grouping for grades 3–8 ELA

See where every student stands, standard by standard.

A standards-aligned grouping companion for grades 3–8 ELA. Built with teachers, for the classroom they already have.

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Sample data

Grade 5 · ELA · Unit 3 check

3 classes · 74 students

  • RL.5.1Quote accurately from a text
    82%
  • RL.5.2Determine a theme
    64%
  • RI.5.3Explain relationships between ideas
    51%
  • RI.5.8Reasons and evidence
    38%

RI.5.8 is below 50% across all three classes. Suggested next step: reteach with evidence sentence frames.

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RL.5.1

82%

Quote accurately from a text

RL.5.2

64%

Determine a theme

RI.5.3

51%

Explain relationships between ideas

RI.5.8

38%

Reasons and evidence

RI.5.8 is below 50% across all three classes. Suggested next step: reteach with evidence sentence frames.Sample data

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