M-STEP

Many students with learning difficulties need explicit, intensive instruction in study strategies. If your child has learning difficulties, read Study and test-taking strategies for kids with learning difficulties to support them with explicit test-taking strategies.

These common sense approaches can help reduce anxiety and improve test performance in kids with learning disabilities.

Are you wondering how to help your child with test stress? Here's a quick read with information and tips to help support your child.

Does your child get stressed about taking standardized tests? Follow this checklist to help ease their worries.

Expert Annie Murphy Paul shares two techniques where kids put pen to paper and scribble their worries away.

Exams and quizzes aren't bad and shouldn't be feared! Expert Annie Murphy Paul explains how they actually make people smarter.

The M-Step Assessments are not Pass/Fail. Questions on the ELA and mathematics tests are associated with a scale score that, in part, describes each question's relative difficulty along a continuum of student performance. Click on the image to read more about Test Scores.

No one knows your child or their needs more than you. With Starting Smarter, you now have access to information about your child’s education that goes beyond just grades. You can use our test score reports to see the areas your child is excelling and where they can improve. All of this can begin a conversation with your child’s teacher about offering better learning support at home and all year long.

Watch this video from the Michigan Department of Education that explicitly explains how to read the Parent Reports you will receive.