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Essential Skills software helps educators strengthen foundational learning through research-based reading and math interventions, individualized instruction, and built-in assessment tools. While its focus is limited to K-6 and remedial levels, it supports schools, special education teams, and ESL programs with structured skill development and clear progress tracking.
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What Is Essential Skills?
Essential Skills is an online educational software designed for K–6 students, older remedial learners, special education groups, ESL students, and those needing Response to Intervention support. It provides research-based reading, math, ELL, science, and geography programs within one subscription. The software includes built-in pretests, individualized instruction, independent practice, and reporting tools through a Teacher Dashboard. It helps schools target missing skills, track progress, and support foundational skill development for learners with diverse needs.
Essential Skills Pricing
Essential Skills pricing includes the following licensing options:
- Classroom - $299/year
- School - $599/year
- District – Starting at $1,198
Disclaimer: The pricing is subject to change.
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Who Is Essential Skills For?
Essential Skills is designed for educators and institutions supporting foundational skill development across diverse learner groups. It is best suited for:
- K-6 students
- Older remedial students
- Special education learners
- ESL (English as a Second Language) learners
- Students needing response to Intervention (RTI) support
Is Essential Skills Right For You?
If you’re an educator or school seeking support for K-6 learners, older remedial students, special education groups, ESL students, or response to intervention needs, Essential Skills offers research-based reading and math intervention programs used across more than 20,000 schools. Its curriculum spans reading, math, ELL, science, and geography under a single license.
Trusted by over 50,000 educators, it provides proven results, individualized learning, and accessible activities for diverse classrooms. If your priority is closing skill gaps with evidence-based tools, it may be a strong fit.
Still not sure if Essential Skills is right for you? Our support staff is available at (661) 384-7070 to help you make the right choice.
Essential Skills Features
Essential Skills determine each learner’s appropriate entry point by assessing module mastery, generating targeted assignments, and locking mastered material. It helps identify exact learning needs, ensuring progression begins at the most relevant stage within the program.
Post-tests on the platform measure improvement by comparing results across earlier assessments, highlighting growth, revealing persistent challenges, and documenting progress. Multiple evaluations help refine instructional understanding and support data-driven insights regarding overall mastery levels within assigned program modules.
Assignments created within the software designate specific modules for completion while locking others. This structure organizes instructional focus, supports class-wide alignment, and simplifies program navigation when numerous learning options exist, ensuring clear pathways toward meaningful academic development.
Essential Skills manages group creation, credentials, themes, mastery thresholds, and visible programs. Its configurable settings create consistent learning environments, enabling structured access to program content while maintaining organized instructional spaces tailored to designated student groups.
The platform compiles assessment data, performance comparisons, and progress summaries into printable or downloadable formats. Selected filters display insights for classes, learners, and programs, offering clear visibility into mastery trends and academic outcomes across evaluations.
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