In the past year, we’ve made significant enhancements to Read Live in order to accelerate student progress and maximize teacher efficiency. As you prepare for the upcoming school year, familiarize yourself with all of these updates, which include student-independent placement, data mentor, a host of changes to make the onboarding process more efficient, and much more!
Read more Late last year, a teacher in need of a high-quality phonics program started using GATE+ with her students. She was so impressed with the quality and ease-of-use that she showed the program to her colleagues. They quickly realized they wanted GATE+ for their classrooms too. The teacher picked up the phone and ordered four more sets of GATE+! This is the kind of feedback we've been getting in the months since GATE+ started shipping. As soon as teachers realize how well this program works, they can't wait to spread the word.
Read more If you’ve ever had questions about how certain phonics sounds should be pronounced, our Audio Examples of Phonics Sounds page is your new best friend. This page includes an audio demo of the phonics sounds and patterns you and your students will come across in phonics instruction and assessment. It’s also a handy guide to interpreting those breves (˘), and macrons (−).
Read more Can't make it to one of our in-person Read Live Training Seminars? We just added a new remote option that will allow you to participate in real time from the comfort of your home—or anywhere! Register here to attend this training live via Zoom on August 13.
Read more We love hearing from our teacher community and learning about your experiences with Read Naturally. If you'd like to share your story, we invite you to submit a blog post. Every story is valuable to us, and blogs that meet our content and quality guidelines will be eligible for a special reward.
Read more As a Curriculum Associate at Read Naturally, I have the privilege of working in reading labs at local schools we partner with. These experiences have been incredibly enlightening in so many ways, but one of my most significant takeaways is witnessing how deeply students yearn for success in reading.
Read more It is a truth universally acknowledged… that students love stickers. I’ll be honest—so do I! It’s no wonder that one of my favorite tools to use in the Read Live lab is the sticker sheet.
Read more When it comes to reading intervention, the importance of a quality program cannot be overstated. With so many options available, it can be challenging to determine which program will best suit the needs of your students. Here are eleven key features to consider when looking for a reading intervention program:
Read more America has been celebrating Disability Pride Month every July ever since passing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. Recognizing and celebrating individuals with disabilities should be an everyday, every-month practice, but we appreciate having a calendar month dedicated to this work—especially since helping students with disabilities and learning differences is a big part of what we do here at Read Naturally.
Read more I think most parents and teachers would agree that bribery isn’t always a bad thing. Nobody wants to resort to it, of course, but having an emergency pack of Lifesavers to dole out to the kids when the going gets tough is sometimes, well, life saving. The problem with bribery is that it can work well in the short term, but it’s often not the best path to long-term growth.
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