When the latest version of Read Live, version 4.7, was released last Friday, Read Naturally founder Candyce Ihnot wrote to the team and said, "I’m really excited about the story counter - perfect timing! Spring fever has sprung, and this new feature should be a great motivator!!"...
Read more Teacher Appreciation Week is just around the corner! Here are five meaningful ways students can honor their teachers during this special week.
Read more We're pleased to announce that Read Naturally successfully completed its SOC 2 examination and is SOC 2 compliant. The SOC 2 audit was conducted by A-LIGN, the leading provider in cybersecurity compliance trusted by more than 4,000 global organizations to help mitigate cybersecurity risks.
Read more We love providing educators with free resources. Not only do these materials help struggling students, but they tend to make teachers’ lives easier. In recent weeks, we’ve shared free resources to help students correct common spelling errors as well as free resources to help students master visually confusing letters. This week, we’re sharing three free supplemental resources for students working in Read Live and Encore.
Read more In order to know whether a student has made enough progress to exit a Read Naturally program, you need to assess the student with grade-level material. It is important to celebrate your student’s daily growth from cold to hot timings in a story, the student’s goal being increased and the student moving up a level. It is also exciting to see a student’s cold-timing scores increase from story to story. These are all indications that the student’s reading skills are improving and that he or she is making progress in the program. But it is essential to keep the long-term goal in mind.
Read more Read Naturally stories capture students’ curiosity and keep them engaged. This is, of course, by design. Why would a reluctant reader want to read about a boring topic?
Read more Reading without comprehension is about as much fun as looking at a page of jumbled letters. What’s the point? The reason we read is to gain knowledge, enrich our lives, and be entertained. None of these things can happen without comprehension.
Read more Congrats to Kharter, our April Star of the Month! Kharter is a fifth grader at Brookside Elementary in Nicholasville, KY. Here is what his teacher, Mrs. Schultz, has to say about him:
Read more Since 1967, International Children's Book Day has been celebrated on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday on April 2. Here are some ways to celebrate.
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