We have  finally received our Raz-Kids subscription.  Tonight students will be coming home with their Raz-Kid login and password.  It’s important that students are reading for at least 20 minutes every night.  We will be using Raz-Kids as part of our Guided Reading in the classroom, and students are encouraged to use it at home as well.

For some of the parents not familiar with Raz-Kids, it’s an online reading program that can be used on the ipad, android and computer.  It’s a  great resource of levelled fiction and non-fiction books followed by a series of multiple choice questions to check for student understanding.  Each students will be placed at their specific reading  level and given a variety of books to choose from in their “Book Room.” When a student clicks on a book, they are given 3 choices.  The book can read to them, they can read the book on their own OR they can record their voice as they read. Just like Dreambox, I have a dashboard where all student data is collected and sent to me weekly this includes comprehension quizzes and recordings.

In order to get kids excited for reading, students are given stars which they can use to purchase ‘accessories’ for either a robot or spaceship.  Have a look at it tonight – let me know your thoughts.