1. Using a student's individual diagnostic profile (or pre-test results), determine the mastery of specific skills.
2. Identify those skills the student has not mastered.
3. Assign lessons that will provide instruction and practice for the skills needing improvement.
4. After the student completes an assignment(s) in one skill area, give the student a short test in that skill area.
5. If the student scores well in the short test, have the student continue with the next assignment in the study plan. If the student does not do well in the short test, assign other lessons in that skill area.
6. When the student has completed the entire study plan, administer a TABE posttest – using the same level as the student's pre-test, but a different form. (For example, if the student pre-tested with M7, then the posttest should be M8.)
7. Use the student's posttest results as a second individualized diagnostic profile. These results can be used for further upgrading by preparing another study plan that provides higher level lessons and practice.

A reading study plan for Jane Doe could be similar to the following prescription. Note how the reading assignments correlate to the skill areas listed on the TABE test.