Remediation/Special Needs Ideas
Beginning of the School Year
Want to see what information your students retained over the summer? Whether or not your students
were working in the Study Island program the previous year, assign a “diagnostic pre-test”. Do this by
creating an assignment from the previous grade level with every topic BUT the pre- and post-test
marked. This will give you a good indication of what you need to focus on reviewing from the previous
year.
Categorizing Students
Have students in one class working on multiple grade levels? Not a problem. In Class Manager you
are able to set up as many classes as you need. You can set up three different classes, for example, and
then place the students into classes based on their grade level. Now you can assign them material from
the appropriate grade level program and run a class report for each level.
Peer Buddies
Try pairing students who are struggling readers with a Study Island Peer Buddy.
Staying Afloat
Throughout the year, as you are using Study Island to reinforce what is being taught during your
classroom instruction time, run reports at the end of the week to see who is struggling in what areas. If
you notice a student is slipping in a topic/subject, give them a life preserver/tutoring pass. (This is a
flotation device made out of construction paper or printed off of the computer.) On the pass include
their name as well as the date and time of their tutoring session. The idea of the pass looking like a life
preserver references the fact that you are trying to help keep them afloat by offering tutoring. For
those students that do attend the tutoring sessions to improve their scores, offer a small reward to them
for their efforts on a job well done.
Topic Packets
Utilize the Printable Worksheet feature for students who are more hands-on. Print out the entire
question bank for the topic(s). Have the students work on the questions at their own pace, or a pace
you feel meets their needs. The students will be able to highlight, underline, and even work on the
questions in a different order. Once all of the questions within the topic are completed, they can then
log in to Study Island, select the total number of questions for the selected topic and input their
answers. (**You will need to remind them that the questions will be in a different order on the
computer than on their print out.)
CPS Integration
Does your school have access to CPS? Implement Study Island into your classroom with the use of this
system! The teacher can do guided teaching while projecting Study Island onto the large screen, and
still be able to generate Individual Student Reports. No need to worry about confidentiality, as the
students’ answer choices will not be displayed on the large screen unless you prefer. You will be able to
assist all of your students as needed while setting the pace for your class.
For questions, comments, or help regarding implementation issues, please contact us at
implementation@studyisland.com