Middle School ELA Diagnostic Data: What to Teach Next

1. What to Do After a Middle School ELA Diagnostic: Turn Assessment Data Into a Teaching Plan

1. Step 1: Stop Looking at the Total Score First

2. Step 2: Build a One-Page Class Skill Snapshot

3. Step 3: Decide Between Whole-Class, Small-Group, and Individual Support

1. Choose a whole-class review when:

2. Choose small-group reteaching when:

3. Choose an individual check-in when:

4. Choose an extension when:

4. Step 4: Turn the Results Into Friday's Plan

1. Thursday: Assess one or two skills

2. Before Friday: Sort by skill

3. Friday: Respond to the data

5. What the Whole-Class Review Actually Sounds Like

6. Step 5: Create Stations With Different Purposes

1. Station 1: Teacher-Led Reteach

2. Station 2: Independent Application

3. Station 3: Audio-Supported Practice

4. Station 4: Critical-Thinking Extension

7. Use One Skill Across Different Entry Points

8. Make the Materials Easy to Reuse

9. Step 6: Check Whether the Reteaching Worked

10. Start With One Skill

11. Your Diagnostic Should Give You a Next Step

12. Turn Your Diagnostic Results Into a Teaching Plan

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Middle School ELA Diagnostic Data: What to Teach Next

Debra Shepherd
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