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Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 by ESchool News Staff
BOSTON — Ignite Reading — a Science of Reading-based virtual tutoring program serving students in 18 states nationwide — today ... Read more

Catapult Learning is Approved to Provide High-Dosage Tutoring in Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Schools

June 10, 2025 by ESchool News Staff
PHILADELPHIA – Catapult Learning, a division of FullBloom that provides intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in ... Read more
Literacy

Supporting delayed readers: Strategies for success

May 26, 2025 by Dr. Gregory Stephens, Rust College and Mississippi State University
Supporting delayed readers requires individualized strategies, early literacy support, and application of evidence-based reading instruction.
Supporting delayed readers requires a thoughtful and research-informed approach. These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs.
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IXL Approved by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a State-Approved Supplemental Literacy Solution for Grades K-5

October 24, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. /PRNewswire/ —  IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality ... Read more
Literacy

Empowering young minds with a proven literacy program

September 3, 2024 by Michelle Sado, Clay County District Schools
Students are the ultimate beneficiaries of professional learning, technology investments, and other efforts made on the literacy front.
When students reach middle or high school, their attention spans are short, screens are ubiquitous, and reading takes a backseat to many other responsibilities. This is unfortunate because…
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Georgia Adds Classworks® Reading Screener to State-approved Universal Screener and Dyslexia Screener Lists

August 2, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
The Georgia Department of Education (GA DOE) recently added the Classworks Reading Universal Screener assessment to two state-approved lists. The ... Read more
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Why design thinking is important in early childhood education

February 22, 2023 by Dr. Maria Shaheen, Senior Director of Early Childhood Education, Primrose Schools
Design thinking is a lifelong skill that children may use to tackle complex problems throughout their lives, so it is a valuable skill to learn early in life, particularly within the first five years
In early childhood education, most parents are aware of the importance of teaching key academic skills such as early literacy and mathematics skills. Recent research also suggests that…
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Top Techniques for District Management

January 31, 2023 by Kevin Hogan
Engaged students are students who are excited to learn--and increased engagement can lead to better literacy learning
On this week's episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 8 predictions about literacy learning in 2023; 6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy…
Teaching Trends

How to engage your students in order to build literacy

January 25, 2023January 24, 2023 by Kevin Hogan
Engaged students are students who are excited to learn--and increased engagement can lead to better literacy learning
On this week's episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 8 predictions about literacy learning in 2023; 6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy…
Literacy

6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom

January 6, 2023 by Stacy Hurst, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Southern Utah University & Chief Academic Advisor, Reading Horizons
Teachers in K–3 classrooms may be wary of technology, but with the right approach it can enable and extend teacher-led literacy instruction.
There are plenty of reasons that K–3 teachers tend to be less likely than their middle and high school peers to use technology in the classroom. From their…
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Arizona Department of Education Names 95 Percent Group an Approved K-3 Reading Improvement Program

September 9, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
Lincolnshire, Ill. – 95 Percent Group LLC, a leading provider of literacy solutions and instructional strategies for K-12 schools nationwide, ... Read more
Newsline

Kentucky Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment for Grades K–3 as a Universal Screener for Early Literacy

August 25, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Reading as an approved universal ... Read more
Newsline

Madison Metropolitan School District Selects Open Up Resources And Kiddom To Provide K-5 English Language Arts Blended Learning Program

June 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) has selected its top-rated EL ... Read more
Newsline

After Successful Pilot, Schools Adopt EarlyBird Game-Based Screener to Identify Children at Risk for Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties

August 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
BOSTON — Aug. 12, 2021 — After participating in a pilot trial of the new EarlyBird game-based early literacy assessment, ... Read more
Newsline

DreamBox Learning® Enters ELA Market with Acquisitions of Reading Plus® and Squiggle Park

July 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
BELLEVUE, Wash. —July 19, 2021 — DreamBox Learning, the leading education technology provider that in 2006 pioneered intelligent adaptive learning, ... Read more
Newsline

Zaner-Bloser Partners with Listenwise to Sell Its Listening Skills Platform

January 28, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
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Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of early literacy resources, has entered into an agreement with ed-tech company Listenwise, an award-winning platform that ... Read more
Newsline

5.3 Million Star Assessments Show the True Impact of the COVID Slide

December 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
The right reading curriculum, as part of a blended learning program, can lead to great academic gains for students
Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has released How Kids Are Performing: Tracking the Impact of COVID-19 on Reading ... Read more
SEL & Well-Being

Student achievement begins with the family

February 26, 2019 by Michael Kuhrt
Father and sons sitting on the grass, reading a book
At Wichita Falls Independent School District in Texas, we believe every student deserves to begin their academic career at the same starting line.
District Management

Utah’s early literacy program works–here’s why

January 21, 2016January 7, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
early-literacy
A statewide kindergarten readiness initiative in Utah is helping children develop early literacy skills before they enter kindergarten, and is doing so at a higher rate than among…
District Management

Report sets forth early learning recommendations

December 22, 2011December 22, 2011 by From staff and wire reports
A comprehensive alignment of preschool through third grade (P-3) education is critical in ensuring that children develop a solid foundation in literacy, math, and social-emotional skills, according to…
Curriculum

More than 100 cities, counties agree to push early literacy

October 17, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Washington D.C., Baltimore and six communities in Virginia are among the more than 150 cities and counties across the country that are pledging to concentrate on early literacy…
District Management

Arne Duncan hops on a bus to address rust belt school districts

September 8, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kicked off his three-day Great Lakes bus tour here, in a city he calls a national model for school reform, the Huffington…

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