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 school year. To do so, in the …
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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 transition to improving how we empower educators to assess reading comprehension skills. The new dashboard will include exciting new features …
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Skill Categories Shoelace’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 Elements or Parts of Speech). The second is by whether the skill will be practiced in isolation. For this, we …
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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 “smart toys” have embedded sensors and …
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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 that saw the biggest gains …
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Halifax, Nova Scotia (February 2, 2023) — Shoelace Learning, recognized as one of the world’s most exciting early-stage EdTech digital learning startups, is excited to announce their recent investment by BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund signaling an ongoing commitment to support the growth and economic impact of Canadian women-led businesses. Led by co-founder and CEO …
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At Shoelace, delivering high-quality, educational content is a top priority. Every change to the game is balanced against how it will impact the players’ learning experience. One of the biggest adjustments to the platform we’ve made over the past year, was the redesign of the question window itself, aiming to make the reading of passages …
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We’re Running A Promotion! November crept up on us fast! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re kicking off the giving season with a Black Friday / Cyber Monday promotion for everyone! A Special Gift for Premium Plan Holders Educators (who have a Premium Plan or) upgrade to a Premium Plan between November 21st-30th will …
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We’ve launched a spectacular new dwell for your players to challenge! This nightmarishly difficult dwell was designed to increase playtime and encourage players to continue answering questions correctly. To learn more about challenges, visit our help desk article. ShoelaceL Competition Do you think your players have what it takes to defeat the ShoelaceL dwell?! The …
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The 2022 – 2023 school year marks the start of the new FAST progress monitoring testing in the state of Florida. In preparation for the new testing, a group of our Shoelace Learning summer teachers and curriculum specialists worked diligently to create FAST ELA test prep for educators and players …
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