We often hear variations of “how much should my students play?” Well, we have an answer for you. For the best results, aim for your students to do three things: That’s it. If your players do those three things, we know they (and you) will start to see improvements in
We often hear variations of “how much should my students play?” Well, we have an answer for you. For the best results, aim for your students to do three things: That’s it. If your players do those three things, we know they (and you) will start to see improvements in their reading comprehension in as little as 4 weeks! Where do these recommendations come from? Put simply, data from players. Over the past couple of years we have run a lot of pilots with schools and classes all across North America. This has given us a chance to dig deep into the data not just quantitatively (which we’re always doing) but also qualitatively with teachers (just like you) who’ve let us know what works (and what doesn’t). From these pilots, we’ve found that the three benchmarks listed above are far and above the most accurate predictors of growth in a
One of the most time-consuming parts of teaching is lesson planning and prep work. People who don’t teach often speak of how nice the schedule
Class Missions, one of our favorite Premium Plan features, are coming to all educators for free next week for a free trial from May 9th-13th, 2022. To get started, here’s an overview of what they are, how to use them in your class, and some cool ideas from other educators to get the most out of them.
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This is our second in a series of four posts on building reading stamina. You can read the introduction about why stamina is so important
Testing season is here! Which means it’s the time of year many of us start thinking about reading stamina. And there’s a good reason for
