ParaPro study plan
ParaPro · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Mathematics
Complete a 30-item diagnostic covering whole-number operations, fractions, decimals, and percents.
Convert among fractions, decimals, and percents for 20 values.
Solve 15 one-step percent problems involving discount, tax, or tip, showing each step.
Record each missed item by error type: concept, computation, or misread.
Your checkpoint
Scored diagnostic log with at least 30 items, error categories, and three named weak skills.
Mathematics
Solve 20 ratio and proportion word problems using cross-multiplication or unit rates.
Compute perimeter, area, and volume for 10 figures with given dimensions.
Interpret 5 tables or line graphs by extracting two data points and one trend from each.
Complete 20 order-of-operations and integer problems without a calculator.
Your checkpoint
25-item math quiz scored at 80% or higher, with corrections for every miss.
Mathematics & Reading
Solve 10 multi-step word problems involving money, measurement, or time.
Read 4 short passages and state the main idea and one supporting detail in one sentence each.
Identify the meaning of 10 vocabulary words from context.
Compare math and reading error patterns and select two test-taking habits to change.
Your checkpoint
Timed 20-question mixed set with 10 math and 10 reading items, plus a written two-habit action list.
Reading
Summarize 6 informational passages in two to three sentences each.
Answer 20 inference questions and cite the sentence that supports each answer.
Sequence events from 3 narrative passages using transition words.
Distinguish fact from opinion in 15 statements.
Your checkpoint
Completed reading practice section with a one-page summary of the most-missed question types.
Reading & Writing
Identify main idea, author purpose, and tone in 5 short passages.
Correct 20 sentence errors involving subject-verb agreement and pronoun reference.
Combine 10 choppy sentence pairs into clear compound or complex sentences.
Use context clues to choose the best word in 15 sentences.
Your checkpoint
10-item mixed reading and writing quiz with a written explanation for each answer.
Writing
Apply commas, apostrophes, capitalization, and end punctuation correctly in 25 items.
Fix 15 fragments and run-on sentences.
Choose correct verb tense and pronoun case in 20 items.
Revise 5 short paragraphs for clarity and logical order.
Your checkpoint
30-item grammar and usage quiz scored at 85% or higher, with corrected versions of 5 paragraphs.
Writing & Mathematics
Write 3 short constructed responses of five to seven sentences with a clear topic sentence and supporting details.
Solve 15 math word problems under a 20-minute timer.
Revise 5 sentences for concision and formal tone.
Recall measurement conversions and common formulas from memory in a written list.
Your checkpoint
Timed mini-test with 15 math items and 3 writing prompts, scored and accompanied by a revision checklist.
Reading & Writing
Complete a full-length practice test under timed conditions.
Review every missed reading and writing item and write the rule or strategy for each.
Re-read 4 passages and answer purpose and inference questions in half the previous time.
Build a one-page test-day checklist.
Your checkpoint
Full-length practice test score report with all missed items corrected and a one-page test-day checklist.
Milestones
Week 2: Math quiz score is at least 80%, and the error log shows fewer computation errors than in week 1.
Week 4: Reading practice section score is at or above 75%, with inference and main-idea accuracy tracked separately.
Week 6: Grammar and usage quiz score is at or above 85%, and all five revised paragraphs pass the revision checklist.
Week 8: Full-length practice test is completed within time limits, and the final score is compared with the week 1 diagnostic baseline.