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Pathway to College

The EdReady Montana Pathway to College Program

Program Summary

The EdReady Montana Pathway to College program is a free, personalized, online learning platform designed to help students master the essential math and English skills required for success in college-level coursework and future careers.

It’s a powerful, adaptive tool that works by:

  1. Assessing: Students begin with a diagnostic test in their chosen subject (Math or English).
  2. Personalizing: EdReady immediately identifies the student’s existing knowledge and any specific learning gaps.
  3. Pathfinding: A customized study path is created, focusing only on the topics a student needs to master.
  4. Mastering: Students work through their personalized modules at their own pace, using a variety of resources, until they reach a target “ready” score.
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The program’s goal is to help students avoid costly and time-consuming remedial courses in college, ensuring they are placed directly into credit-bearing classes. It’s a proven method for improving readiness, building confidence and successfully passing college-level math classes.

How Schools Use Pathway to College

Montana schools utilize Pathway to College in a variety of flexible and effective ways to support student success and ensure smooth transitions to post-secondary education:

  • Math and English Placement: EdReady scores are often used by Montana’s colleges and universities to determine appropriate math and English course placement. By using EdReady, our students can work toward the required college-ready score while still in high school, securing better placement before they even enroll.
  • Whole class Instruction or teacher-led small group review sessions – Use of EdReady resources to efficiently teach or review a concept before kicking off a lesson or moving on to practice problems.
  • Skill Supplementation and Gap-Filling: Teachers use EdReady to provide individualized support to students who need to revisit foundational skills from previous grade levels or supplement their learning in a current course.  Usually less than 30 minutes a week to supplement classroom instruction.
  • ACT/SAT Prep: The program’s content can be aligned with standardized testing, giving students a customized way to review and practice key math and English concepts for college entrance exams. <link to standardized test prep EdReady program>

Dual Credit Preparation: EdReady can prepare students for the academic rigor of dual-credit courses, ensuring they have the prerequisite knowledge to succeed.

Example Use Cases

Scenario

Goal

EdReady Solution

The Aspiring College Student with Out of Date Placement Scores

Needs to place directly into a college level math class.

Uses the EdReady math goal to master advanced algebra and (if needed) pre-calculus concepts, ensuring they meet the required placement score and avoid developmental math courses.

The Aspiring College Student with Out of Date Placement Scores

Goal: Needs to place directly into a college level math class.

Solution: Uses the EdReady math goal to master advanced algebra and (if needed) pre-calculus concepts, ensuring they meet the required placement score and avoid developmental math courses.

A Rural High School Teacher

Looking for a supplemental option to provide proficiency-based skill practice for her students.

Teacher assigns the program to students based on their individual learning path needs for around 30 minutes a week to supplement normal practice problems and homework/discussion of in class practice problems.

A Rural High School Teacher

Goal: Looking for a supplemental option to provide proficiency-based skill practice for her students.

EdReady Solution: Teacher assigns the program to students based on their individual learning path needs for around 30 minutes a week to supplement normal practice problems and homework/discussion of in class practice problems.

The High School Junior

Struggling with concepts from Algebra I that are required for College-prep math.

Teacher assigns a custom EdReady study path to quickly close the specific knowledge gaps from the previous year without re-taking the entire course.

The High School Junior

Goal: Struggling with concepts from Algebra I that are required for College-prep math.

EdReady Solution: Teacher assigns a custom EdReady study path to quickly close the specific knowledge gaps from the previous year without re-taking the entire course.

Math teacher in classroom gesturing at laptop.

Ready to Get Started?

For Schools and Educators:

  • Contact the EdReady Montana team today to implement your custom Pathway to College goals and access free professional development.
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