1st Grade Instructional Guide

Approved Elementary Math Software

The Utah Legislature has approved funding for the K-12 Math Digital Learning Grant for the 2025/2026 school year. Canyons School District has identified and recommended three evidence-based programs that schools can integrate into their math skill-based instruction time. The three programs include: Dreambox, ST Math, i-Ready, and Age of Learning. To maintain the software licenses, schools are asked to follow the USBE's recommendations for effectiveness. These recommendations are in place to ensure students have sufficient access to see the evidence-based effects of the computer-based software. Software Program Grade Level Recommended Minutes Dreambox ●​ Adapts to individual learners with continuous formative assessments, which provide personalized instruction ●​ Aligned to Utah Core Math Standards as well as enVision 2.0 ●​ Detailed Dashboard reporting progress and growth on standards K-5 5 Lessons Completed Each Week

iReady (STEM Grant) ●​ Developed specifically for the Common Core State Standards ●​ Able to predict at 85% reliability how a student will do on Common Core State Standards assessments ●​ Has a built-in assessment, grouping, and lessons for skill-based instruction in math iReady Diagnostic Testing Date Ranges #1 - August 28th – September 22nd #2 – November 27th – December 19th #3 – March 4th - March 22nd ST Math (STEM Grant) ●​ Developed based on neuroscience research. Students use spatial-temporal (ST) reasoning ●​ Students manipulate visual models to solve problems with no written or oral directions ●​ Accessible to meet the needs of English language learners and special education students Age of Learning: My Math Academy (STEM Grant) ●​ Grounded in cognitive science and early childhood learning research, focusing on deep conceptual understanding, not just procedural ●​ Adapts in real time by identifying the underlying misconceptions or reasoning errors and adjusts instruction accordingly. ●​ Personalizes not just the level, but also the instructional approach, offering conceptual supports when needed.

K-5

25-48 per week

K-5

48-60 per week

K - 5

45-50 per week

When would the digital math program be used within the CSD math block? The digital math programs, Dreambox, iReady, ST Math, or Age of Learning supplement teacher instruction during skill-based instruction time of the math block. Teacher small group instruction should continue during SBI, with software being used as one station. It does not take the place of whole-group instruction of the Utah Core Math Standards using the enVision 2020 curriculum.