Meet Marcus.
Marcus Johnson is a 3rd grader at Lincoln Elementary. His teacher notices he's struggling with multiplication — but she's not sure exactly where the gap is or how to help him.
Tier Forward is going to figure that out in minutes.
Let's walk through exactly what happens — from the moment his teacher opens the app to the moment Marcus has a targeted intervention plan.
Create your class.
The teacher opens Tier Forward and creates her class in seconds. The system just needs a name and grade level — that's it.
Watch the form fill in and hit Create Class to continue.
Add Marcus to the class.
The class is created. Now the teacher adds Marcus Johnson as a student. She enters his name and student ID — the system handles everything else.
Click Add Student to continue.
Marcus takes the pre-assessment.
Tier Forward administers a 4-question pre-assessment. Each question targets a different level of knowledge:
- Q1 Concept (DOK 1)
- Q2 Procedure (DOK 2)
- Q3 Application (DOK 2)
- Q4 Transfer / ACAP-aligned (DOK 3)
Marcus misses Q1 and Q2. Watch what happens next.
The system places Marcus.
Instantly. No teacher decision required.
Marcus missed 2 questions — and one of them was Q1 (Concept). The decision tree places him on the Targeted Pathway.
Missed 2 questions → Targeted Pathway
His lesson plan, anchor chart, vocabulary cards, and skill packet are all ready to print — right now.
Marcus is on his way.
The teacher can track every data point from the dashboard. Progress Monitor scores are entered after each session — the system watches for trends and tells the teacher when to act.
- Green = Met the standard
- Yellow = Approaching
- Red = Not yet — 3 consecutive reds triggers Skill Reset
That's the whole system. Assessment → Placement → Intervention → Progress Monitoring — all in one place.
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