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ISTE NEWS: Achieve3000 Introduces Original Differentiated Fiction Collection
Studies show that reading fiction is an effective method of improving vocabulary and language skills while boosting emotional intelligence and social skills.
Biblionasium Social Reading Site Earns Top Ratings From Educators
Biblionasium is a social network that allows students to log books, review them, and share or recommend them to fellow kid readers.
Inspire Love of Reading With LeVar Burton Kids Skybrary
Kids visit "reading islands" that organize books by theme (animals, awesome people, and more) and choose books to download to their "backpacks."
Increase Screen Time to Increase Literacy Proficiency
While click-bate headlines love to scare parents and educators about the risks of screen time, it’s not that simple.
Back Office Business: Improving Reading Scores With Edtech
These school districts used new a variety of classroom technology to improve reading scores.
Follett Introduces ‘Follett Classroom Libraries’
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.
Amplify Launches New Adaptive Reading Program
“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.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Partners with AI-Powered Reading Startup
Rooted in research licensed from Carnegie Mellon University, Amira employs AI to recognize children’s speech, conduct curriculum-based measurement, and recommend resources.
