How mixed reality glasses can help struggling readers

Young readers read scientific text using mixed reality glasses to deliver supplementary content in the virtual world

Imagine you are a struggling reader. You dread reading…in any class. You feel like a failure, and you are starting to hate school. One day, your science teacher brings in … Read More

How an AI tutor more than tripled my school’s literacy rates during the pandemic

The AI tutor helps teachers by lightening workloads and providing recordings and simple reports to understand students’ reading deficiencies

In pandemic and post-pandemic era education, teachers, school leaders, and parents have been concerned with getting kids back on grade level and closing the achievement gap. In fact, according to … Read More

Building the ‘why’ into a districtwide literacy implementation

A dean of elementary literacy explains how she is working with multiple stakeholders to get buy-in across a large district

At Rockford Public Schools, we have a strong commitment to literacy growth. We take a comprehensive approach beginning with our foundational curriculum. Foundational literacy instruction accounts for 50 minutes of … Read More

How to improve literacy through the science of reading

A Structured Literacy approach to teaching helps students build a strong foundation for a lifetime of reading

The Fall 2021 PALS Report found that reading skills in young learners are at a 20-year low. Over the past three years, reports have shown there had been little growth … Read More