Literacy

One of my fave conversations centered on the idea of using emojis as a way to help kids make sense of social studies and incorporating them as part of a quality lesson that can help improve student thinking and literacy skills.

NAEP research shows that two-thirds of U.S. students still lack reading proficiency and at least one-half of these students lack adequate basic word recognition skills.

Ebook and audiobook reading increased over 240% when students connected their Sora classroom reading app to their local public library versus students solely accessing their school collection.

Available on computers, tablets, and smartphones, ReadingIQ offers nearly 10,000 curated titles from leading publishers.

Studies show that reading fiction is an effective method of improving vocabulary and language skills while boosting emotional intelligence and social skills.

While click-bate headlines love to scare parents and educators about the risks of screen time, it’s not that simple.

Whether for whole- or small-group instruction, or independent reading, each bundled library has been carefully created by Follett’s team of K-12 master’s-level educators with high-interest nonfiction and fiction texts and age level-appropriate texts.

The process is easy; you just copy and paste the appropriate shape to keep the conversation going.

“This program is extremely engaging and interactive for each student,” said Brittany, a 2nd-grade teacher in Utah who used an early version of Amplify Reading.