Reading and Learning Programs
- Learning Program is systematic instruction in reading skills and Strategies.
- Generates positive attitude towards Reading process.
- Initial and differentiated instruction in the regular classroom.
- It supports Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension.
- We understand that no two students learn in exactly the same way. Our resources are designed to help teachers provide the instruction and practice each student needs to become a proficient learner
Reading A-Z
- Ranked #1 in an independent survey of 18000+ k-5 teacher*.
- Reading A-Z is the perfect solution for teachers to get all the books and classroom resources they need to serve every student in their classroom.
- Winner of 2013 CODiE and BESSIE Awards, Reading A-Z is famous among teachers for its vast library of printable and projectable readers at 29 levels of difficulty. But the leveled readers are just the beginning!
- There are also books in many genres and formats, fluency passages for timed reading, customizable worksheets, poetry, reader's theatre scripts, Spanish and French resources, and many more classroom resources and tools.
What Program Delivers?
Affordable, easy –to- use teacher resources to fill the teaching gaps left by many reading education programs.
Supports ESL ( English as Second Language) and ELL ( English Language Learner)
How this Program Works?
Leveled reading. Differentiated Instructions
Multiple genres and formats meet unique need of every student
Guided reading, lesson plans, worksheets and assessments
Why this Program?
One stop reading program solution for teachers
Assess benchmark books and running record
Aligned thousands of leveled resources to meet the need and interest of each child
Program Features
Leveled Books
Thousands of leveled books, Guided Reading.
Decodable Books and Phonics lessons
Students who learn phonics master the sound/symbol code that enables them to read and spell.
Each phonics lesson is built on research-based strategies for introducing, teaching, and practicing a sound (phoneme) and its related symbol or symbols (grapheme or graphemes).
Phonogram Flash Cards
Build words with Phonogram Flashcards, which include one set of flashcards for each of the five short vowel lessons taught.
Use the Phonogram Flashcards as practice with word family lessons too!
Themed Non- Fiction
Provide your students with focused content-area and literacy instruction.
Each collection of books within the series is built around a central theme and provides informational texts on similar topics.
Genre Collection
Improve reading comprehension by providing a wide variety of genres for students to read.
Reading across multiple genres at a range of text complexity levels helps students develop the skills needed to determine and analyze the main characteristics of various genres.
Read Aloud
Target specific sounds with Read-Aloud Books that partner well with any phonics lesson that corresponds to a particular book's target sound.
Read-Aloud Books also build critical phonemic awareness skills.
Retelling Rubrics
Assess how well students comprehend what is read with oral retellings.
Use retellings in a three-part process with a Benchmark Passage or Benchmark Book running record and a comprehension quiz.
Literature Circle
Literature Circle Journals save teachers time by pulling together predetermined roles appropriate for a leveled book.
Reading A-Z also provides all the resources you need for literature circles with ANY book.
Visual Devices
Feature seventeen different types of visual texts.
Step-by-step guided instruction, colourful and engaging examples, and opportunities for independent student work will enable students to master visual literacy for life.
Reader’s Theatre Script
By using Reader's Theatre Scripts, you encourage students to read with expression and to practice important fluency attributes, such as pause, inflection, and intonation.
Benchmark Passages and Running Record
Find students' instructional levels by assessing their reading skills with developmentally appropriate texts while recording reading behaviour.
Raz- Kids
- Delivers hundreds of interactive, leveled books spanning 29 levels of difficulty, covering a wide range of subjects.
- Winner of a 2013 CODiE Award , this program delivers hundreds of interactive, leveled books spanning over 29 levels of difficulty, covering a wide range of subjects.
- In addition to engaging kids at their reading level and in their area of interest, this "built for students" website gives kids 24/7 Web access to the practice they need to become better, more confident readers.
- At the same time, teachers can customize assignments, view reports, and track student progress every step of the way.
What this Program Delivers?
Hundreds to interactive, leveled books in 3 different languages
How this Program Works?
Students can listen to, read and even record themselves reading
Give students independent and ownership of what they like to read
Choose e-books from virtual book room , decide reading pace and record themselves reading!
Why this Program?
Make reading accessible and fun like never before
Students can practice reading anytime, anywhere- at home or on the go or even during Summers
Program Features
Skill Report
Access for Students: With Raz-Kids, Keeping track of the performance of students is so easy
Teachers in Control: Teachers can make assignments and track student progress with online assessments and student recordings Results: Viewing reports is simple, for individuals, classrooms, schools and even districts!
Interactive e-books
eQuizzes :
Every leveled eBooks has an accompanying eQuizzes to test reading comprehension, providing teachers with skill reports for data-driven instruction.
Online Running Record :
Online running records let teachers digitally assess each student, saving valuable classroom time.
Leveled e-books:
Leveled books spanning 29 levels of difficulty, covering a wide range of subjects.
Awards–Stars :
Motivational Student Incentives get students excited about reading.
Raz Robo and Rockets :
The motivational "Raz Rocket" gets students excited about reading and strengthens the school-to-home connection.
Mobile App:
Raz-Kids is now on the iPhone, and iPod Touch!
Besides the iPad, Android, and Kindle Fire tablets, students can now access their assignments right from their iPhones or iPod Touches!
Raz Plus
- Blended learning just got easier and more affordable!
- A Blended Approach to Reading Instruction, Practice, and Assessment
- Raz-Plus delivers a combination of teacher-led instruction, independent practice, formative assessment, and detailed reporting to help improve the literacy skills of every student, at every level. With an extensive library of books, resources, and assessments available in printable, projectable, online, and mobile formats, Raz-Plus strengthens the connection between what is being taught and what students are practicing.
Differentiated Instruction
Raz-Plus provides the printable and digital resources teachers need to deliver effective instruction and practice opportunities for whole-class, small-group, and individual learning.
With thousands of leveled books available at 29 unique reading levels, teachers have everything they need to differentiate reading instruction and promote key 21st century skills.
Anywhere, Anytime Learning
With thousands of leveled books and reading resources available in online and mobile formats, Raz-Plus makes it easy for students to access developmentally appropriate content to practice their reading in school and at home. Formative Assessment & Reporting
Raz-Plus offers an extensive collection of assessment tools in multiple formats. Online assessments and detailed reporting allow teachers to place students at the appropriate reading level, monitor reading progress, and inform future instruction.
Program Features
50,000+ reading resources, lessons, and activities that support reading development for all learners.
3,000+ leveled books and additional reading resources available in printable, projectable, online, and mobile formats.
On-page assignment capabilities allow teachers to assign digital resources to the whole class, small groups, or individual students.
Online reports show individual student and class-wide progress to help determine future instruction needs.
Headsprout
- Help students make up to seven times* the normal reading gains with Headsprout.
- Adaptive foundational reading and reading comprehension instruction proven to work
- Headsprout is a research-proven kids’ reading program that takes students on a digital journey to become better readers. With a cast of friendly characters to help them along the way, students learn the foundational and comprehension skills they require to become capable and confident readers. The program’s instruction is designed to adapt to each student’s specific learning needs and has received favourable independent reviews for its effectiveness with early and developing readers.
Instruction for Early Readers
Headsprout’s scientifically validated early reading instruction helps students learn critical skills through direct experience that aligns with National Reading Panel objectives of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension.
Developing Reading Comprehension
Headsprout’s research-proven reading comprehension instruction develops students’ comprehension and close reading abilities. Students gradually learn key skills and strategies necessary for success on standardized ELA assessments.
Program Features
Online and mobile instruction is specifically tailored for each student.
Smart-error corrections provide positive reinforcement and encouragement.
Automated reporting and benchmark assessments ensure student mastery.
Built-in incentives and rewards keep students motivated and excited to learn.
Uses
Headsprout can be used for a number of different learning needs and in almost any learning environment.
Prevent Headsprout helps students develop important reading skills at any developmental level.
Ensure Headsprout develops the core skills students need to graduate to more complex reading concepts.
Intervene Headsprout has shown to be an effective tool for helping students who have fallen behind their peers.
Vocabulary A-Z
- Custom and Pre-Made Vocabulary Word Lists and Lessons
- Vocabulary A-Z is an online resource that helps educators easily incorporate vocabulary in their day-to-day instruction. With a variety of resources, teachers can quickly create their own custom word lists with five-day lesson plans using a database of over 14,000 words or choose from a collection of pre-made vocabulary lists and lessons.
Instruction for Early Readers
Headsprout’s scientifically validated early reading instruction helps students learn critical skills through direct experience that aligns with National Reading Panel objectives of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension.
Developing Reading Comprehension
Headsprout’s research-proven reading comprehension instruction develops students’ comprehension and close reading abilities. Students gradually learn key skills and strategies necessary for success on standardized ELA assessments.
Key Features
14,000+ words that teachers select to create custom word lists.
Auto-generated five-day lesson plans that teach words based on context and meaning, not memorization.
Special pre-made word lists support a wide array of subject-based units.
Learning A-Z product connections support Reading A-Z books, Science A-Z academic units, and various basal series
Downloadable Vocabulary Word Lists and Lessons
Vocabulary A-Z’s database of over 14,000 words is organized into parts of speech and content area categories.
Teachers can use the database to create their own custom word lists designed for all K–6 levels of difficulty.
Teachers also have the ability to select their words from a series of special pre-made lists that include standards-based Academic Vocabulary, Dolch Sight Words, HighFrequency Words, and more.
Writing A-Z
- Levelled Teaching Resources and Interactive Writing Tools
- Writing A-Z offers everything teachers need to provide differentiated writing instruction and practice. The product contains a robust collection of printable and projectable lessons and skill-building activities at five developmental levels that improve students’ writing skills. The product also includes a set of interactive eLearning tools students use to practice writing skills online and submit creative compositions to their teacher.
Levelled Resources to Improve Students’ Writing Skills
Writing A-Z provides a comprehensive collection of resources that teach emergent writers critical fundamentals and more established students the processes and skills they need to become successful writers. Emergent Writing Resources Help pre-kindergartners, kindergartners, and other emerging writers beginning to experiment with words and sounds. Beginning-to-Fluent Process Writing Resources Deliver process writing lessons for teaching all genres and text types to more established writers.
Interactive Student Writing Tools
Writing A-Z offers an engaging eLearning environment where students can practice and refine their writing skills, and teachers can create custom assignments and track student progress.
Process Writing Workshop With animated guidance and digital practice, students complete the writing process for a variety of text types.
Build-A-Book Students combine various composition elements to create their own book, complete with illustrations.
Write Your Way Students digitally draft and submit short journals or essays that teachers can then review, print, and score online.
Science A-Z
- Multilevel Science Books, Lessons, Activities, and Experiments
- Science A-Z integrates science and literacy into one captivating curriculum with a wealth of multilevel resources that teach students key science concepts and provide hands-on learning experiences. The product offers comprehensive units in Life Science, Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, and Process Science. In addition to a vast collection of multilevel science content, Science A-Z also provides a number of engaging experiments and activities designed to put science and engineering into practice and expand learning opportunities.
Use Science to Teach Reading.
Use Reading to Teach Science.
Science A-Z offers thousands of multilevel books and teaching materials available in printable, projectable, and digital formats for a flexible learning experience.
Resources can be easily customized for one-to-one, small-group, or whole-class instruction. And with the product’s engaging eLearning environment, students can access their reading resources and activity sheets anytime, anywhere.
Hands-On Learning Opportunities
Science A-Z delivers a number of engaging experiments, activities, and projects. With an inquiry-based approach to science and engineering, the product allows teachers to provide meaningful opportunities that apply STEM concepts and practices, and teach students to make observations, analyze data, and draw conclusions. Additional resources suggest ways that teachers can challenge students to ask questions and pursue answers.
Key Features
Comprehensive science units provide a library of printable, projectable, and digital resources that integrate science and literacy.
Unit activities and experiments provide hands-on learning opportunities and put science into practice.
Investigation and project-based learning packs encourage collaboration and promote further exploration of STEM concepts.
Automated reporting tracks scientific literacy growth and helps determine future instruction.