Content: English/Language Arts
iRead is a digital foundational reading supplemental program designed to close the achievement gap early and place ALL K-2 children on a predictable path to reading proficiency by Grade 3.  iRead is organized around five foundational principles to deliver the very best early-reading instruction. 1) A personalized learning progression for each child. 2) Embedded assessment that ensures children are taught to mastery.  3) The best thinking from cognitive science and gaming theory.  4) Technology that complements what teachers do best and enables them to maximize efficiency.  5) An engaging, supportive environment for children and families (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015).  As students answer questions and go through each reading level, the program records and collects data.  The student data is very accurate, and teachers utilize it to guide instructional decisions and teaching to impact reading and literacy fluency. In evaluating the iRead program for accuracy, the program is more than a decade of research-based resources derived from the successful READ 180 and System 44 classrooms.  iRead belongs to the well known reading publishing company, Houghton, Mifflin and Harcourt.  We know the authority and objectivity of the iRead program will have great impact in student learning success and in a timely manner.  

Imagine Learning is an award-winning language and literacy software program that features interactive activities, videos, and games.  It is researched-based, standards-aligned instruction that is differentiated but also contains rigorous content that challenges students to grow and move learning forward.  As students use Imagine Learning programs, they grow in creativity, self-expression, and self-monitoring to impact learning and gain critical skills in language, literacy, and math (Imagine Learning, 2018). Imagine Learning also features the following programs: Imagine Language and Literacy, Imagine Espanol, Imagine Math, and Imagine Math Facts. These programs help students across all grade levels to develop critical skills and strategies for student learning achievement to prepare them for the 21st century.  In evaluating Imagine Learning for accuracy, the program is award-winning and has over 10 schools/districts implementing it into the school curriculum.  Studies also showed that the Imagine Learning program had the authority to impact learning with greater gains in reading literacy.  The objectivity of the program is explicit and relevant to enhance and impact student reading achievement in a timely manner.

Content: Math
Math Ninja is an app that makes practicing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division fun for students to learn. The player acts as the character Haruka, an ordinary kid who becomes a ninja through learning math skills and completing math problems. Math Ninja is listed as a high-quality supplemental math game that is both engaging and informative for students to utilize inside the classroom and at home. I downloaded the game and played with some of my students, and they were able to use math skills they have been taught to solve the problems and advance in the game. Math Ninja is an accurate source to work on math skills, as rated by math teachers. It is objective because it does not force students to use a certain method of math and is kept up to date with updates that ensure current math curriculum is included in the game. 

Content: Social Studies, History, Geography
Stack the Countries is an educational geography game that teaches and quizzes kids on the countries of the world and their shapes, neighbors, landmarks, capital cities, languages, flags, and other geographical facts. The difficulty is both low and high enough for a wide age range, including adults. The game supplies world maps and flash cards with country facts that can be studied before playing the game portion of the app. Gameplay involves reading questions and choosing from four different countries or country shapes as the answer. The game has been rated as an A+ in educational value, and the level of difficulty in understanding how to play was rated easy. Stack the Countries has been checked for accuracy by several teachers in the areas of geography and history, is objective and meets the student at their current skill level, and is timely as its updates ensure that the questions meet curriculum standards and other objectives the student may be working on.