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Ensuring Access to Shoelace Learning Apps

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IntroductionWelcome, educators! At Shoelace Learning, we deeply value our partnership with the education community, and safeguarding student data privacy and security is paramount to us. This article is crafted to assist you in effortlessly completing the necessary configurations for our apps. Rest assured, we’re right here to provide any ass…

Working to evaluate EdTech platforms through the new lens of AI? Download support from Shoelace!

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Hi all! Lauren here. As I write this, I’m settling back into a traditional workweek after the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC). At the conference, one educational buzzword quickly and clearly emerged as the top focus on everyone’s minds: Artificial Intelligence (AI).  I hosted a session at the…

Start the New Year with Free Classroom Printables from Shoelace

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The start of a new year often marks a time for reflection, setting goals, and embracing fresh opportunities. For educators, this transition back into the classroom after the holidays presents a wonderful chance to inspir…

Announcing Shoelace’s New Decodables Assignments

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We recognize that many schools are embracing phonics-centric English/Language Arts instruction, and teachers are in need of decodable texts that align well with phonics lessons. The Shoelace team is proud to introduce a…

Benefits of Player Memberships

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The Premium membership is built for educators to help make you the hero of your classroom. With it, you can send your players in-game rewards with custom messages, challenge them with class missions, and help them take t…

5 Reasons to Use Shoelace Learning for Test Prep

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At Shoelace, there is nothing more important to us than assisting students with improving their reading comprehension skills. We are committed to making it as fun, exciting and engaging as learning ever can be. That includes helping your readers get prepared for various exams and assessments throughout the…

NEW Shoelace Dashboards!

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We are proud to announce the roll-out of the new Shoelace dashboard! To get things started, we’ve replaced the Skills Report and Reading Comprehension Report in the educator dashboard as the first steps in our tran…

Shoelace’s Reading Comprehension Skills

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Skill CategoriesShoelace’s reading comprehension platform is built on a foundation of over 100 reading comprehension skills. We categorize all skills in two ways. The first is by the type of skill (for example Literary E…

The importance of online privacy for children

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As parents, we want to ensure our children’s safety and privacy while they explore the digital world. As technology continues to evolve, it is becoming increasingly important for us to be aware of the data-collecting capabilities of products that are marketed towards children. For example, many apps, websites and “…

Windows, Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors

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Back in 2015, we came across an infographic done by Sarah Park Dahlen and David Huyck representing the diversity of characters in children’s books. At that time, over 73% of characters were white. In their updated infographic (seen below) from 2018, that number had dropped to 50%. However, the group…