KPBSD Summer Reading Instruction
Two lessons on BOOST per week can help your student accelerate their reading skills over the summer!
Amplify Boost Reading
KPBSD is excited to offer you and your students access to Boost Reading during the summer months. Boost Reading is a literacy program that can help keep your student on track and prevent the "summer slide."
Boost Reading provides your child with the opportunity to learn and practice literacy skills within an engaging story world that adapts to each student as they move through the program. This means that you do not need to assist students with their learning. Once your child can log in, they’re ready to start using the program.
How do I help my student log in to Amplify Boost Reading ?
Go to www.kpbsd.org. The Link to Clever can be found on the Students and Parents tab at the top of the webpage.
Next, click on the Clever Icon. Log in with your students KPBSD username and password.
Once in Clever, look for the orange Amplify Tile and fine Boost Reading.
How often should my student use Boost Reading?
K–3 students using Boost Reading in grades should play for a total of 30–45 minutes per week, broken up into sessions lasting 10–15 minutes each.
Students in grades 4 and 5 should play for a total of 40–60 minutes per week, broken up into sessions lasting 20–30 minutes each.
Tips for Success!
Get your child set up to use Boost Reading at home by making sure they have a set of headphones and a quiet place to play. Boost Reading is personalized to your child’s needs, so you don’t need to assist them with their learning. Once they can log in, they’re ready to start using the program.
CLICK HERE to read about tips for making your student's experience successful!
Watch this Boost Reading Overview VIDEO
The Caregiver Hub provides resources and guides to help you support your students and enable them to have the most productive experience with the platform during the summer months.
Find more resources provided by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development on how to support your student's literacy development!
Access this shared Google drive that contains additional resources for families, including program information for Amplify Boost, Reading Success Support Guides for Grades K-5, and more!
Heggerty’s Summer Support lessons give parents, tutors, and summer school staff FREE access to high-quality phonemic awareness lessons.
Phonemic awareness lessons reinforce students' knowledge while preparing them for the next step in their reading journey. Students will revisit key weeks from the grade they’ve just completed, providing them the opportunity to hear and work with the sounds in language and strengthen the connections they’ve made between letters and sounds. Lessons also include access to our daily lesson videos - so any child, anywhere, can receive quality instruction from a literacy specialist!
Check out more Heggerty Resources HERE!