Numeracy Readiness Checks
Written by Marian Small to supplement MathUP Classroom, the Numeracy Readiness Checks are flexible assessments that offer Grades 1–9 educators key insights into students’ numeracy skills and understanding. The assessments check the most vital prerequisites to provide teachers with a sense of students’ readiness.
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Numeracy Readiness Checks
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Building your Math Classroom
Numeracy Readiness Checks
The Numeracy Readiness Checks support teachers by
- Assessing the most vital prerequisites to give teachers useful and valid information
- Assessing concepts and skill knowledge to ensure teachers have a comprehensive picture
- Including a scoring guide and tracking sheet for teachers to assess levels of knowledge and comprehension, with some data visualization
- Providing teachers with targeted support ideas and links to relevant supports in MathUP Classroom.
Educators access the Numeracy Readiness Checks online and deliver them to students as:
- Printable assessments that focus on numeracy (Grades 2 to 9), with some attention to algebra in Grades 7 to 9
- Short individual interviews focusing on numeracy in Grade 1.
Components
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Snapshot: Use this set of 10 to 15 questions early in the year to get a sense of students' numeracy readiness.
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Deeper Dive: Use these sets of questions throughout the year, prior to instruction on a particular topic.
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Scoring Guides and Tracking Sheets: The scoring guides provide sample answers and notes to help teachers score. Record scores in the tracking sheets to help you see class trends.
Educator Supports
- Teacher Notes: Refer to the Notes for information about administering the assessment as well as insights into the intent of each question.
- Targeted Support: Access targeted learning activities and links to MathUP Classroom to support students who may need further instruction.
The MathUP Solution
The MathUP Solution brings math teaching and learning together in one unified suite of resources, anchored by MathUP Classroom. It integrates instruction, assessment, practice, and instructional leadership into a single, cohesive package. Anchored by Marian Small's work, the MathUP Solution's consistent and focused approach allows students to make meaningful connections and develop deep mathematical understanding.
- MathUP Classroom: A foundational K–9 resource for planning, teaching, assessment, and professional learning.
- MathUP Student: Aligned digital practice and support that extends learning in class and at home.
- MathUP Practise and Reflect: A consumable print companion to MathUP Classroom.
- MathUP Numeracy Readiness Checks: Identify gaps in student skills and understandings and targeted activities to support.
- MathUP Leadership: Actionable data-driven tools that help principals drive school-wide math improvement.