iReady and Reflex Math

Third Grade Parents,

We would like to direct your attention to two invaluable online resources that your child can use to enhance their academic development in math.  These two resources are iReady and Reflex Math.  Both programs have been purchased for students to use at home by Duval County Public Schools. 

What is iReady?

The iReady Diagnostic and Instruction program is an online, interactive learning environment designed to assess students and then provide individualized instruction based on each student’s unique needs. The exciting format and engaging content, as well as the Study Buddies and other interesting, contemporary characters, draw in students right away.  The iReady experience builds students’ investment in their learning by giving them real-time feedback on their progress in each skill.  As students complete each assignment successfully, they earn credits that they can use to play games. 

What is Reflex Math?

Reflex Math is an adaptive online system that helps students to become fluent with their math facts.  Reflex Math adapts itself to each individual student. Over the course of a student’s first few sessions, Reflex learns which facts and fact families the student is not yet fluent with. It uses this information when making instructional decisions for the students.  This means that students won’t spend time learning facts that they already know.  Reflex Math is presented in an engaging, gaming fashion.  Students love making their avatar and buying items from the store when they earn tokens.  At this point in the year, Reflex Math has changed from addition and subtraction to multiplication and division. Fluency is an important component to a well-balanced approach to mathematics.

When should students use iReady and Reflex Math?

While we know that many students often have commitments outside of school, we highly encourage students to use these programs as often as they can.  Switching between the two programs several times a week would be fantastic! It takes around 20 minutes to finish a session in each program.  For Reflex Math, students will want work towards earning a “green light” to know they have completed the day’s session.  Weekends and days off school are also great times to log on to these programs.  Teachers also monitor the use of each child’s progress in each program. 

How can my child log on to Reflex Math and iReady?

All students have log on information to these programs in the back of their student planner.  Also, the link for each program is linked to our class blog www.chetslearningadventure.blogspot.com. At this point in the year, students have logged on several times to each program so they shouldn’t need much help logging on. 

Thank you in advance for encouraging the regular use of these amazing tools at home.  As always, if you have any questions about these programs, please feel free to contact us via email.  We appreciate your support!

Sincerely, Mrs. Shaffer, Ms. Symons & Mrs. Rossignol