Covid’S Hit on Education and Literacy Levels Will Impact a Generation – Can Ebooks Help Us?
Scholastic US research indicates that of children who had read an eBook, 26% of boys and 16% of girls said ... Read more
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Curriculum Associates Launches i-Ready Standards Mastery for Virginia to Provide Insight into Learning Loss
To provide just-in-time information on students’ mastery of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) and instructional recommendations to address specific ... Read more
Rhode Island Approves IXL for K-12 Blended Learning and Assessment
IXL Learning, the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department ... Read more
10 educator suggestions to instill a love of reading in students
My husband quite often reminds me not to use my behavior as a child OR an adult as an indicator of others’… because I’m weird. From the moment…
Newark Public Schools Expands Use of Lexia Core5 and PowerUp to All of its Elementary Schools
Newark Public Schools (NPS) has approved expanding implementation of Lexia Learning’s Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) and Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® (PowerUp) ... Read more
Rhode Island Department of Ed Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® an Approved Interim Assessment
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic as an approved interim assessment for the ... Read more
Washington OSPI’s Dyslexia Advisory Council Recommends Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic as a Literacy Screening Tool
The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Dyslexia Advisory Council recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic to ... Read more
Renaissance Answers: Has There Really Been an Impact from COVID on Student Performance?
Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today announced the upcoming release of How Kids Are Performing: Tracking the Impact ... Read more
Lexia Core5 and PowerUp Helped Students and Teachers Succeed with Remote Blended Learning
The 2019-20 school year drew concern for students’ learning when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to rapidly transition to remote ... Read more
Texthelp Launches WriQ to Automate and Standardize Writing Assessment
Texthelp®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and ... Read more
In an uncertain fall, remote assessments and focus skills offer clarity
Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…
Lexia PowerUp Literacy Wins Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning Tool
For the second time in two months, Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone company (NYSE: RST) has had two of its ... Read more
Columbus City Schools Adopts Curriculum Associates’ Ready Classroom Mathematics
Columbus City Schools in Columbus, Ohio has adopted Curriculum Associates’ Ready Classroom Mathematics to support students’ growth and achievement in ... Read more
Follett Online Book Fairs a Convenient Option to Keep Kids Reading
Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students ... Read more
New McGraw Hill Assessment Solution Helps Teachers Support Students Who Have Fallen Behind Following COVID-19 Disruptions
As teachers prepare for classes to resume this fall, McGraw Hill today announced the launch of McGraw Hill Rise, a ... Read more
Companies Partner to Provide Oral Reading Fluency Tool
Partnership offers automated assessment of students’ oral reading fluency — for testing at school or at home Savvas Learning Company, a ... Read more
4 Reasons to Run a District-wide Reading Challenge
Most librarians are familiar with reading challenges — the challenge format is a type of reading program that provides a ... Read more
Courses Designed to Address Learning Loss Due to COVID-19
While student regression during summer months is not uncommon under normal circumstances, the effects of the COVID crisis on student ... Read more
Is Zoom Safe? —15 Zoom Safety Tips
If you’ve been reading the news lately, you’d know Zoom’s video conferencing software isn’t as safe as we all previously ... Read more
What happens when there is no ‘e’ in eLearning?
I love the smell of the ink on the page. I cherish the way paper feels to the touch. I enjoy reflecting on the moment in time, I…
Keep kids reading all summer long
As parents, educators, public librarians and community leaders, we applaud all you have done for your children and students to ... Read more
‘Ghostwriter’ trailer and interactive reading challenge
All-New Episodes of Parents’ Choice Gold Award-Winning Series, Written and Directed By Academy Award-Winning and DGA Nominated, Luke Matheny, Now ... Read more
Renaissance is helping to support student learning outside of school
Working to support students during unexpected school closures, Renaissance is offering several free programs including myON, myON News, and Freckle ... Read more
All-in-one e-learning solution
Eko is offering its solution for FREE to support learning during the COVID-19 outbreak. Eko’s virtual classroom experience ensures teachers, ... Read more
Online reading instruction during school closures
BrightFish Reading is offering FREE access to their online instruction during school closures. You can sign up for your account ... Read more
Free access to Chinese reading practice app
Du Chinese giving students and teachers free access to all premium content. What you need to know: Du Chinese, the ... Read more
Language supports for offline schools worldwide
Lingoda, Europe’s leading online language school, is supporting offline language learning institutions across the world facing the sudden transition to ... Read more
Create and share story time and read-aloud videos
In order to encourage reading and classroom read-aloud experiences, and to support schools and public libraries forced to close by ... Read more
Read to Lead free web-based curriculum
Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in ... Read more
Supporting home learning during the COVID-19 school closures
MetaMetrics, developer of the Lexile Framework for Reading and the Quantile Framework for Mathematics, has two free resources to support ... Read more
Sora reading app extends no cost ebooks and audiobooks to remote learners
Sora is a K-12 student reading app through which students and educators can access ebooks and audiobooks from OverDrive Education’s ... Read more
Activity packs and guidance for educators and families
Curriculum Associates is offering printable activity packs and guidance for educators and student families to support learning at home. The ... Read more
5 tips to avoid the summer slide
Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…
7 strategies to improve vocabulary instruction
Two-thirds of students in the U.S. are struggling with reading and the gap is widening, according to recent NAEP testing. Although insufficient decoding skills are typically thought to…
A strategy to help struggling adolescent readers
According to the Nation’s Report Card, about two-thirds of eighth-graders are not proficient readers. What’s even more alarming is the fact that the size of that cohort has…
5 myths about large print books – busted!
Large print books have a legacy of supporting reading engagement and proficiency in older adults, leading to a narrow – and inaccurate – view of the format’s usefulness.…
4 ways school leadership encourages proficient readers
At a time when schools are held accountable to the highest level of standards, strong school leadership is critical for success. Fortunately, researchers have been exploring the school…
10 ways to use technology to promote reading
I am updating my workshop on how technology can be used to promote reading—the only foolproof means of both improving reading proficiency and developing a lifelong love of…
Can audiobooks be the great equalizer for students with learning differences?
Low reading ability is a major contributor to learning inequality in our schools. An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with…
How we turned around our reading program
Rockford Public Schools is one of the largest school districts in Illinois. More than 28,800 students attend the 44 schools in the district.