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Newsela's mission is to unlock the written word for everyone. We provide an Instructional Content Platform that brings together engaging, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights. The result is more engaged readers-and engaged readers are better learners.

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Boom Cards digital task cards help busy teachers save-time, intervene immediately, and build student accountability.

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Little Bird Tales is a “digital storytelling and e-learning tool that can be implemented in hundreds of ways, and is great for kids of all ages, even for children who cannot yet read and write” (Little Bird Tales, 2021). Little Bird Tales can be used for reports, journals, creative writing, drawing, collaborative learning, and more.

Audio recording is a perfect tool for students who are in the beginning stages of writing. Differentiating writing instruction for students may include “differentiating the modality so that lower-ability students learn through talk or talk combined with writing” (Graham et al., 2019, p. 180, as cited in Rivard & Straw, 2000).

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Epic is the “leading digital reading platform which is built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers that safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under” (Epic).

Epic provides students with many independent reading options across multiple languages and genres. “Epic learns your child’s preferences and recommends content that is aligned with their reading level and interests” (Epic). Students gain confidence in reading by using tools such as “follow-along-word or highlighted read-to-me books” (Epic).

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Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic

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Boom Cards are “self-grading exercises that are gamified for students and provide teachers with data” (Boom Cards, 2021). Teachers can create their own Boom Cards or purchase existing cards to use with their students.

Boom Cards are a great way for students to learn and review content while incorporating technology use into their daily learning.

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Boom Learning | Empowering teachers and students

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Boom Cards transform the classroom into an interactive, gamified learning experience with data to track progress and identify learning gaps.

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Flyleaf Publishing is offering digital decodable readers as a free resource through the 2021-2022 school year. Students and teachers can access materials through their portal which are “organized by their phonics scope and sequence” (Flyleaf Publishing, 2021).

Materials can be shared using SMART Board technology for teaching foundational skills and close reading. Teachers can also access downloadable homework packets to reinforce skills taught during the lesson.

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Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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This portal is offered as a free resource through the 2023-2024 school year.

There are two areas of the site, one for Students and one for Instructors. Materials are organized by our Foundational Skills Scope & Sequence, and can be quickly navigated using the Menu at the top of the page.

If you would like more information about Flyleaf products, please visit flyleafpublishing.com.

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Online Materials PortalThis portal is offered as a free resource through the 2023-2024 school year. There are two areas of the site, one for Students and one for Instructors. Materials are organized by our Foundational Skills Scope & Sequence, and can be quickly navigated using the Menu at the top of the page.

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Readworks provides “free content, curriculum, and tools to power teaching and learning from Kindergarten to 12th grade” (Readworks, 2020). Readworks is “driven by cognitive science research; everything on Readworks is thoughtfully designed to provide high-impact instruction that builds better readers” (Readworks, 2020).

“Reading comprehension is the foundation for all other learning and knowledge. In our information age, students will fail if they cannot read and comprehend” (Readworks, 2020). Readworks provides educators with “what to teach and how to teach it” (Readworks, 2020). In addition, tools such as leveled versions of original passages, audio text, and vocabulary supports provide differentiated instruction for struggling readers.

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ReadWorks | Award-Winning, EdTech Nonprofit Organization

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ReadWorks is an edtech nonprofit organization that is committed to helping to solve America’s reading comprehension crisis.

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Newsela contains “authentic content from over 100 of the most trusted names in publishing that is aligned to national and state standards” (Newsela, 2021). Assignments (comprehension quizzes, writing prompts, and annotations) based on the reading can be created and shared with students to ensure understanding.

Newsela is a great resource for struggling readers. Content is provided at five reading levels to ensure that students can access the texts regardless of their reading level. “Audio versions of the text provide students with additional scaffolds to help them access the materials” (Newsela, 2021). Content also covers “a range of topics and diverse perspectives, so every student feels represented and empowered” (Newsela, 2021).

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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

Join us on Thursday, December 7 for a look at scaffolded materials that provide extra literacy support while building key social studies concepts and skills.

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Newsela | Content and assessment platform

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Content Aligned To National & State Standard, Flexible To Support Relevant Curriculum. Find the Perfect Piece Of Content For Lessons. Go beyond the book.

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Lexia Core5 Reading “supports educators in providing differentiated literacy instruction for students of all abilities in grades pre-K-5” (Lexia Core5 Reading, 2020). This program provides students with learning opportunities in the “six areas of reading instruction (from phonological awareness to comprehension), targets skill gaps as they emerge, and provides teachers with data and resources for individual or small-group instruction” (Lexia Core5 Reading, 2020).

Lexia Core5 Reading is a great choice for students with weak literacy skills. Research shows that “an early-intervention, computer-based literacy program can be effective in boosting the phonological skills of children, resulting in signiﬁcantly higher performance on blending and non-word reading tasks” (O’Callaghan et al., 2016, p. 556). Lexia Core5 provides students with personalized learning by “scaffolding instruction for students as they struggle and advancing them to higher levels as they demonstrate proficiency” (Lexia Core5 Reading, 2020).

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Literacy Acceleration for Students in Grades Pre-K–5

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Storybird is a digital language arts tool that uses “illustrations to inspire students to write stories” (Storybird). Storybird includes a “standards-based writing curriculum that engages students with age-appropriate video tutorials, writing challenges, quizzes, and more” (Storybird).

“Children can grow in their understanding of how print and sound work together through experimenting with writing” (Cabell et al., 2013, p. 651). Students can choose to read stories created by others from around the world or experimenting with writing by creating their own digital stories to share.

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Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always remember.

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Become a better writer with Storybird's creativity tools. Online courses, challenges, and reader feedback will help you improve your writing.

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Wordwall can be used to create “interactive and printable activities” (Wordwall). Teachers can choose from shared activities, or use templates to enter their own content for students to review. Activities can be completed individually or in a multi-player format, where students can play against each other or work collaboratively to complete an assignment.

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Need a fresh teaching resource that fits your class and teaching style? Create a customized pack of interactive and printable activities in just one minute.

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Scholastic Story Starters “inspire students to write by serving up hundreds of writing prompts in creative combinations” (Story Starters, 2021). Scholastic Story Starters gives students ideas for “character, plot, and setting” (Story Starters, 2021).

Students can explore the themes of adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, or any combination of themes to allow for the ultimate creative writing experience. Students can also choose from various templates for writing and include a drawing to accompany their writing.

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Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids | Scholastic.com

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Scholastic's Story Starters kids' writing activity generates creative writing prompts, from general fiction to adventure, fantasy, and science fiction.

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This phonemic awareness and phonics app is a supplement to the materials used in the Lively Letters reading program. Three engaging activities “incorporate and enhance the unique, multi-sensory features of the research-based Lively Letters program” (Lively Letters App, 2021).

The Lively Letters app incorporates “proven techniques to help even the most resistant learners of all ages” (Lively Letters App, 2021). Activities can be differentiated for students by “choosing which type of letters to use (lively vs. plain letters; lowercase vs. uppercase), having the ability to hear the sound, song, and letter story as needed, and recording and playing back the student’s voice” (Lively Letters App, 2021).

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Q. When I select plain letters, why are all the icons there except the "book" icon for hearing the letter sound stories in English or Spanish?
A. Although all of the other feature icons are accessible with plain letters, the letter sound story icons are only present when the Lively Letters type of letters are selected, as the stories reference specific details in the pictures.

Q. How do I stop the letter sound story if I don't want to hear the whole thing?
A. You can just press the "ear" icon to play the sound, and that will stop the story.

Q. Should I choose to work first with lowercase or uppercase letters?
A. In Lively Letters™ the initial focus is on lowercase letters for best carryover to improve phonemic awareness, reading, and spelling, especially for struggling students. For non-struggling students, working with uppercase letters before or while working on lowercase is not as much of an issue.

Q. I noticed that in the uppercase letter selections, you have a "Q," as well as "QU." Which should I use?
A. We gave you both options to select from, with separate stories, because some teachers prefer to teach the letter "Q" alone. Others prefer to teach it with the "U," to match the lowercase "qu."

Q. When selecting plain uppercase letters, there is a "C," and there is also a "C" with what looks like an upside down "v." What is that?
A. That upside down "v" represents the picture of the rock that is in the Lively Letters™ story for both lowercase and uppercase hard and soft "C."

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Lively Letters App | Phonemic Awareness App | Reading with TLC

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Q. When I select plain letters, why are all the icons there except the "book" icon for hearing the letter sound stories in English or Spanish? A. Although all of the other feature icons are accessible with plain letters, the letter sound story icons are only present when the Lively Letters type of letters are selected, as the stories reference specific details in the pictures.

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Fluency Tutor for Google is a digital reading assessment tool that “tracks and assesses oral reading progress” (Fluency Tutor, 2021). Fluency Tutor for Google lets teachers share reading passages with students and receive recordings back for review. Students can build confidence and understanding through the use of text-to-speech, dictionary, and translation support tools.

“Studies have found strong associations between reading fluency and overall reading achievement at grade levels ranging from the primary grades to college readers” (Fluency Tutor, 2021). Fluency Tutor has a library of over 500 leveled reading passages to ensure all students have access to readable text. Teachers can use Fluency Tutor to “identify struggling readers and introduce reading intervention plans” (Fluency Tutor, 2021).

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If you're a teacher, parent or individual who wishes to purchase their own Fluency Tutor license, please use our store.

You can purchase up to 10 single licenses using your credit or debit card.

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Fluency Tutor For Google - Online Fluency Practice Tool

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If you're a teacher, parent or individual who wishes to purchase their own Fluency Tutor license, please use our store. You can purchase up to 10 single licenses using your credit or debit card.