Closing the Gap for 6th Grade Math Students Today, schools in Oklahoma are graded largely on their students' achievement levels in four core curriculum subject areas (Oklahoma Department of State, 2014) . If a student fails to acquire the necessary knowledge in just one content area each year, by the end of fifth grade he or she may be behind in six content areas or be six years behind in one area. A number of students enter middle school (6th grade) mathematics classes without the mathematics skills necessary to begin the core state curriculum for their grade level (O'Byrne, Securro, Jones, Cadle, 2006). Oklahoma's sixth grade math curriculum has specific expectations that must be met before a student can begin the curriculum and expect to be successful. Students entering 6th grade are expected to be proficient in operations with fractions and decimals (Oklahoma Academic Standards, 2014). During sixth grade, students will learn to evaluate expressions and solve equations that contain fractions and decimals (Oklahoma Academic Standards, 2014). There is a need to find the best method to identify students with deficiencies and address them by adapting instructional strategies at the beginning of the school year in order to give those students the opportunity to succeed in the classroom and obtain an advanced level score state tests.Definition of TermsThe Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) are administered in various subjects in grades 3 through 8. Oklahoma's academic standards adopted in 2010 are the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).A integrated learning system (ILS) is a software package that provides computer-based instructional content that tracks student mastery of defined, student-based skills...... middle of paper ......ia Consulting , LLC.Mendicino, M., Razzaq, L., & Heffernan, N. (2009). A comparison of traditional tasks and computer-supported tasks. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 331-359. O'Byrne, B., Securro, S., Jones, J., & Cadle, C. (2006). Making the cut: The impact of an integrated learning system on low-achieving middle school students. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 218-228. Oklahoma State Department of Education. (2014, February). AF classification system. Retrieved from Oklahoma State Department of Education: http://ok.gov/sde/f-grading-systemWalsh, J. (2012). Co-teaching as a school system strategy for continuous improvement. Preventing school failure, 29-36. Watts, J. (2008). Case Studies Study Island Research Summaries. Liousa: Magnolia Consulting. Watts, J. (2008). Study Island scientific research base. Louisa: Magnolia Consulting, LLC.