Preventing the “winter slide” starts with keeping key skills fresh and giving students purposeful, bite-sized practice before they head out for break. Perfection Learning’s Measuring Up and other standards-based assessment solutions make that refresh realistic, data-driven, and manageable for busy educators.
Students often lose ground in core reading and math skills over long breaks, especially if they already struggle with grade-level standards.
A short, targeted skill check before break can help identify who needs extra support and what to prioritize in January.
Reading: Close reading of short texts, citing evidence, and building academic vocabulary to support comprehension across content areas.
Math: Problem-solving with grade-level word problems, fluency with operations, and applying concepts to real-world examples.
Insight assessments offer standards-aligned items that quickly diagnose which skills students have mastered and where gaps remain before break.
Robust reporting pinpoints standards for reteaching or practice, helping educators design mini-lessons or station work that target the most critical needs.
Print and digital Measuring Up lessons connect new or recently taught concepts to prior knowledge and real-world scenarios, strengthening retention.
Scaffolded instruction, hints, and guided practice support all learners, while independent items mirror high-stakes test formats so winter review also builds assessment readiness.
Build a “Winter Refresh” week using short daily Insight assessments followed by skill-specific practice pulled directly from Measuring Up lessons.
Create personalized packets or digital playlists for students based on their assessment data, so families have meaningful, standards-based activities to use over the break instead of generic worksheets.